Literature of the Americas

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This course allows students to expand their ideas of “American” literature beyond the U.S. borders to include the most influential Latin American writers, from the 19th to the 20th centuries: starting with the Cuban José Martí in the late 19th century to the rich mid- to late 20th century, with the so-called “boom” period, including Gabriel García Márquez, Pablo Neruda, César Vallejo, Isabel Allende, and others. These writers will be considered alongside American writers who either influenced or were influenced by them: Whitman, Faulkner, Toni Morrison, and others.