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Lecturer(s)
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Nemrava Daniel, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
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de Aldama Ordoňez Celia
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the theme fiction and politics - extra-literary view: relation of general concept such as "intellectual", "writer", "politics" in historical, cultural and socioeconomical context, characteristics of period 60s to 90s: engagement of Latin American writer, sociological viewpoint. Essay analysis Luzbel, Europa y otras conspiraciones of María Vargas Llosa 2. Contemporary Hispanic American literature - literary view: concepts "boom", "postboom" and "postmodernism", main narrative strategies and discourse modes, stress is put on alegorical way of representation, testimony novel, "novela negra", new historical novel, parody, carnevalization. 3. Postboom concept in Hispanic American literature: basic paradigms, polemics in relation to postboom and postmodernism, authors of so called transición of the turn of the 60s and 70s. Literary tendencies will be illustrated in work of Manuel Piug, Reinaldo Arenas. Basic postboom paradigms in work of Antonia Skármeta, Mempo Giardinelli and others. 4. Postboom concept in Hispanic American literature: basic paradigms, polemics in relation to postboom, engagement and postmodern tendencies in prose of Ricardo Piglia and Diamela Eltit, role of postmodern theories in literary treatment of political topic, metadiscourse novel. 5. Reflection of Argentine politic situation in Manuel Puig's work: detailed analysis of El beso de la mujer arana with the political background in Argentina in 70s, concepts of camp, kitsch, mass culture, psychoanalytical critic 6. Critic of Cuban regime in work of Reinaldo Arenas: theme of exile, homosexuality, reflection of Castro's dictatorship in Viaje a la Habana, Antes que anochezca and El asalto, concepts of narrative strategy: allegories, parodies 7. Pinochet's regime in Chilean prose: Antonio Skármeta's El Cartero de Neruda, analysis of work and application of bostboom theory in politic context in early 70s in Chile. 8. Period of so called transicion and postdictadura in Chilean prose: postmodern strategies in Diamela Eltit's work, detailed analyses of Los vigilates.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 50 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 50 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course familiarizes students with main trends in Hispanic American literature from 70s to 90s of the 20th century. The goal is to cover important part of Hispanic American literature and define it in key components: postboom, postmodernism, political novel, new historical novel. The main stress is put on the political aspect of contemporary novel which is related with situations in particular regions of Hispanic America. In extra-literary terms we will be focused on the relation of literature and politics, in other words, the problem of freedom (both citizen and artistic)and the level of engagement of Hispanic American writers in the context of imported ideologies across the political spectrum, all that with the background of the most important political Hispanic American battlegrounds of the late 20th century, especially in Argentina (problem of peronism, military junta), in Chile (S. Allende vs. A. Pinochet) and in Cuba (Castro's revolution and its influence on Latin American events). In literary terms, we will delimit literal context in which all the analyzed work were written. There will be explained the reason why exactly is this period considered ground-breaking and in what aspects it differentiate from previous generation. Our interpretation will be based on the tight relation of politics and literature with an attempt to prove that political events in the region had an influence on narrative strategies and discourse modes.
- Understanding the development of Spanish-American literature on the background of social and cultural changes - training the ability to work with literary terminology - improving skills to interpret the text as a semantic structure, applying a variety of historical and contemporary methods of literary analysis on specific texts - developing skills of professional argumentation.
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Prerequisites
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Satisfactory completion of Theory of literature, Introduction to Spanish and Hispanic American literature 1, 2
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Written exam
1. regular attendance and active participation in lectures and seminars 2. preparation for each class, knowledge of the analysed text The final test examines orientation in literary history and theory of given time period.
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Recommended literature
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Bellini, G. (1986). Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana. Madrid: Editorial Castalia.
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Cymermann, C., Fell, C. (2001). Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana, desde 1940 hasta la actualidad. Buenos Aires.
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Esteban, Ángel. (1997). Literatura hispanoamericana. Granada.
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Hodoušek E. (ed.). (1996). Slovník spisovatelů Latinské Ameriky. Praha: Libri.
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Oviedo, J. M. (2002). Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana IV. Madrid: Alianza Editorial.
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Shaw, D. L. (1999). Nueva narrativa hispanoamericana. Madrid: Cátedra.
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