SN 381 - Latin American Avant-Garde

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: SN 203 or SN 217 or written permission of the instructor. Examines both formal experimentation and social commitment of Latin American writers as portrayed in works created between 1916 and 1935. Focuses on poems and cultural manifestos that reflect a high aesthetic awareness and an aspiration to define national and continental identities. Representative writers include Vallejo, Huidobro, Villaurrutia, Girondo, Neruda, and Vidales, among others. IL