Contemporary Spanish Literature

Catalog description

This course explores the literature of Spain of the 20th century as well as the corresponding historical and cultural aspects of the periods. Through the reading of narrative, poetic and theatrical works, we analyze some of the masterpieces of contemporary Spanish literature. In chronological terms, we examine the Generation of ‘98, the Avant-garde and the Generation of ‘27, the Spanish civil war and postwar period, the Dictatorship, and the Transition to democracy. Course is conducted in Spanish. Satisfies the Post-1800 requirement for the Major in Hispanic Studies Counts towards the interdisciplinary minor in Global Literary Theory Satisfies the Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric Distribution Requirement Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisites- SPA 271 or SPA 272