SPN 3042 20th Century Latin American Poetry

This course analyzes the development of this genre from modernism in the 19th century to anti-poesia and more recent generations of Latin American poets. Special interest will be given to Avant-garde movements and the most contemporary poetry. The course integrates the analysis of rhetorical and expressive devices and points to the aesthetical intertextuality among different currents. Included are works by Dario, Huidobro, Mistral, Agustini, Vallejo, Paz and Parra, Neruda and Mutis. (Spring)

Credits

3