Seminar - Text and Culture 09-SSTK-5LH-11
1. Concept of novel and related genres.
2. Theoretical discussions about the short novel genre in Latin America.
3. The short novel of literary modernism.
4. The existentialist and subjectivist short novel.
5. The short novel in the Río de la Plata, from surrealism to the fantastic.
6. The post-Boom, contemporary creators, fusion of genres and language games.
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Term 2020/SZ:
The seminar is dedicated to the Mexican narrative of the 20th century, especially in the modality of the short novel. During the classes, a group of key texts of the Mexican narrative of the last century will be reviewed and commented - taking into account both formal-narratological aspects and their historical-cultural context. Its main evolutionary lines will be examined, beginning with the decisive moment of the 1910 Revolution and its multiple cultural consequences, until the advent of complex industrialization and modernization processes of the nation, and reaching the dawn of this century with its heterogeneity of fruits. literary. Authors to comment include: Justo Sierra, M. Azuela, Nellie Campobello, Juan Rulfo, Rosario Castellanos, Juan José Arreola, José Emilio Pacheco, Francisco Tario and Josefina Vicens. |
Term 2021/SZ:
The seminar is dedicated to the Mexican narrative of the 20th century, especially in the modality of the short novel. During the classes, a group of key texts of the Mexican narrative of the last century will be reviewed and commented - taking into account both formal-narratological aspects and their historical-cultural context. Its main evolutionary lines will be examined, beginning with the decisive moment of the 1910 Revolution and its multiple cultural consequences, until the advent of complex industrialization and modernization processes of the nation, and reaching the dawn of this century with its heterogeneity of fruits. literary. Authors to comment include: Justo Sierra, M. Azuela, Nellie Campobello, Juan Rulfo, Rosario Castellanos, Juan José Arreola, José Emilio Pacheco, Francisco Tario and Josefina Vicens. |
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Module learning aims
Term 2021/SZ: 1. Develop in students analytical skills for the interpretation of literary texts.
2. Promote the knowledge of some little-known Latin American literary works.
3.Stimulate critical capacity on the relationship between literature and culture in Latin America. | Term 2020/SZ: 1. students will become familiar with the mainstream Mexican literature of the 20th century.
2. students will become familiar with some of the major Mexican narrators of the 20th century.
3. Students will be able to relate literary production to basic events in 20th century Mexican history. |
Learning outcomes
1. Differentiate the short novel genre from other narrative modalities.
2. Know the main Hispanic American authors in the short novel.
3. Being able to critically examine the form and content of important Spanish American short novels.
Assessment criteria
Zal., written essay.
Student's active participation in the classes; participation in discussions, exercises, projects (performed independently and in groups)
Bibliography
The list of primary works to read in the course will be offered at the beginning of the course.
Allott, M. Los novelistas y la novela. Barcelona: Seix Barral, 1996.
Baal, M. Teoría Narrativa. Madrid: Cátedra, 1985.
Garrido Domínguez, A. El texto narrativo, Madrid, Síntesis, 1993.
Gullón, G. y A. (eds.) Teoría de la novela. Madrid: Taurus, 1974.
Kundera, M.. El arte de la novela. Barcelona: Tusquets, 1987.
Pineda Botero, A. Teoría de la novela. Bogotá: Plaza Janés, 1987.
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Term 2020/SZ:
The primary texts will be indicated at the beginning of the course. Secondary Texts Espinasa, J. M. Historia mínima de la literatura mexicana en el siglo XX. México: El Colegio de México, 2015. |
Term 2021/SZ:
Espinasa, J. M. Historia mínima de la literatura mexicana en el siglo XX. México: El Colegio de México, 2015. |
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