SPN5041 20th Century Spanish Poetry

This course will be devoted to the study of the major trends of Spanish poetry from the romantic period of the 19th century to the recent generation of Spanish poets. Special emphasis will be given to the surrealist movement and the poets of the 1927 Generation. Their major works will be analyzed in relation to the cultural environment in which they were created. The course also provides the theoretical background with which to interpret the poems and their intertextuality in light of the aesthetics of modernity. (Fall)

Credits

3