Avant-Garde Movements in Latin America
Overview
Subject area
SPAN
Catalog Number
371
Course Title
Avant-Garde Movements in Latin America
Department(s)
Description
The period following the Modernist movement (1896-1905) in Latin America, until the 1940s. It concentrates on the originality that marks each writer's style, as seen in their individual manifestos. Analysis of the writers' initial reactions to sentimental irony (Ezequiel Martinez Estrada), to the innovations of prosaismo (Evaristo Carriego), and ultraismo (Jorge L. Borges). Women writers (Gabriela Mistral, Delmira Agustini, Alfonsina Storni, and Juana de Ibarbourou) are highlighted for their thematic and stylistic freedom. Other authors to be studied in this course are Ricardo Guiraldes, Mariano Brull, Oliverio Girondo, Luis Pales Mators, Nicolas Guillen, Vicente Huidobro, Cesar Vellajo, and Pablo Neruda.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
019651