Introduction to Brazilian Literature. Main literary trends, principal writers and works of Brazilian literature, from colonial beginnings through the nineteenth century. Modern Brazilian Literature. The development of Brazilian literature from the Semana de Arte Moderna to the present. Emphasis on the Modernist and Neo-Modernist movements.
Content varies according to the needs of the individual student.
Primarily to cover material not otherwise available to the student in the regular curriculum. Contemporary Latin American Prose Fiction in English Translation. Major themes and techniques. No credit for graduate students in Spanish or Portuguese. Special Topics in Portuguese Language, Literature, or Civilization.