An advanced course in literary interpretation and analytical writing in Spanish. This course will use readings from Spanish and Spanish American literature to expose students to a variety of interpretive approaches and to the concepts and terminology appropriate to critical analysis in Spanish. Emphasis will be placed on essays, short stories and novels by a representative variety of authors and from periods ranging from Modernismo to the Post-Modern era, that is from the 1880s to today. McEvoy, Spaccarelli 401, 402. The Spanish Classics Study of several great classical authors and their works.
Outside readings correlate authors to Hispanic culture.
M. Bonds, Naylor 405. Spanish-American Novel A general survey with focus on the contemporary period and the evolution of narrative form. Included are discussions of the indigenous forms and colonial prose forerunners of romantic and realistic novels. Natal 407, 408. The study of topics of special interest.