Development of the short story as a literary genre in Spanish America, with emphasis on recent trends. Detailed analysis of texts representative of major poetic movements from modernismo to the present. Masterpieces of Spanish literature of the Middle Ages, including El Cid, Milagros De Nuestra Senora, El Libro De Buen Amor, and La Celestina . A detailed study of a particular period of Hispanic literature, a genre, or a particular author or authors. Spanish 541 is not a prerequisite for Spanish 542.
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Development of the sound system and grammar of Spanish, from Latin to its modern-day dialects. A study of selected novels of major Spanish-American writers, to be determined by the professor. Back to Chapter 1998 Course Catalog Information contained on these pages should be considered out of date.