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LIT 370 The Latin American Short Story (20th Century)
Arts & Sciences Program
Seville, Spain
Dates: early Sep 2025 - late May 2026
LIT 370 The Latin American Short Story (20th Century)
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Pablo de Olavide University
Location: Seville, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Spanish Language & Literature
Instruction in: Spanish
Course Code: LIT 370
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
This course analyzes the beginnings of the short story in Latin America in the 20th century and its subsequent development, revising the different styles and literary movements which take place over time and the extraordinary contribution of women writers to this genre. The complex social, political and cultural reality will be studied as it is reflected in the Latin American short story. The stories of Horacio Quiroga, Modernism, "Criollismo", Magic Realism and the most recent literary tendencies will be examined.