SN 363 - Contemporary Spanish Literature: The Generations of 1914 and 1927

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: SN 203 or SN 217 or written permission of the instructor. A survey of Spanish literature at the beginning of the twentieth century (1910-1936), covering the major figures in poetry, drama, and narrative fiction. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between literary structures and the innovations in technology and social and political organization which characterize the period. Readings include Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Carmen de Burgos, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Pedro Salinas, Federico García Lorca, Ernestina de Champourcin, and others.