Spanish 230 - TOPICS/LATIN AMER/PENINS LIT

Topics course. A quest for the self and its relation to otherness through a one-poem per class approach. Readings in Modern and Contemporary works by poets from both sides of the ocean, complemented by the study of related music and visual art. We will examine the consequences of political exile as a journey to the unknown (Jimenez, Cernuda, Cortazar, Neruda, Alberti) as well as the voluntary exile of the artist in search of a new aesthetic identity (Dario, Lorca, Vallejo). Special attention will be given to the problems of subjectivity, gender and sexuality in the works of four women poets: Agustini, Storni, Parra and Pizarnik. Students will have the option of composing an original poem to supplement their final grade. Prerequisite: SPN 220 or equivalent. Enrollment limited to 19.

Topic: Transatlantic Search for Identity.