Spanish American Literature

Advanced Spanish Language & Culture Program
Seville, Spain

Dates: early Sep 2025 - late May 2026

Advanced Spanish Language & Culture

Spanish American Literature

Spanish American Literature Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Seville
Location: Seville, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Spanish Language & Literature
Instruction in: Spanish
Course Code: FA-08
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45

DESCRIPTION

Providing students with a general overview of the syllabus content will be aimed at:
1) Modernism in Spanish America: Characteristics and Evolution. Fin-de-siècle Culture and Society. Links with Spanish Literature. The Renovation of Literary Language : Poetry and Prose.
2) José Martí and Modernism. Literary and Political Revolution. New York and the Literature of Exile: Versos libres.
3) The Poetic Mastery of Rubén Darío. Exotism, Sensuality, and Esoterism in Fin-de-siècle Poetry. The Evolution of His Poetry: from Azul to Prosas Profanas.
4) Horacio Quiroga and the Spanish American Short Story in the Twentieth Century. From Modernism to Creolism. Man and the Jungle.
5) The Spanish American Narrative Boom. The Distressed World of Juan Rulfo. Borges: Literature and the Fantastic.
6) García Márquez and Magic Realism.


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