Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Basic techniques of literary analysis through the study of selected essays, movies and plays from the literatures of Spain and Spanish America.
Contents: The essay. The play. The movie.
Note: The language of instruction is English or Spanish, depending on the make-up of the class.
Required Texts for Term II:
- Jorge Luis Borges, Other Inquisitions
- Octavio Paz, The Labyrinth of Solitude (Grove Press, 1961)
A movie and a play will be selected.
Instructor:
D. Scarfò/ BuTo 720 / 604-822-4679 scarfo@interchange.ubc.ca
Marking scheme:
Midterm exam: 20
Final exam: 40
Paper: 40
The paper will consist on an analysis of a Spanish or Latin American essay, play or film.
Language, originality, logic of presentation, clarity of thoughts, research, and techniques of analysis will be evaluated.
January 6 to January 27 The Essay. Borges
January 29 to February 26 The Essay. Paz.
February 28 Midterm
March 3 to March 21 Theater
March 24 to April 7 Cinema
April 9 Conclusions and paper due
