HISPANOAMERICAN LITERATURE 1

Knowledge of the most significant authors of the hispanoamerican literature from its origins to the 19th century.

Knowledge of the most significant authors of the hispanoamerican literature from its origins to the 19th century.

The course provides an overview of the Hispanic American literary history, from its origins to the Independence, paying attention to the innovative structures of Spanish American fiction, through the analysis of of González Viaña’s works.

a) Anthology:

América en el corazón. Antología literaria, selección y notas de José Calero Heras y Francisco Gomariz Sánchez, Barcelona, Ediciones Octaedro, 1993 (from the origins to the Independence, fifteen pieces related to the authors chosen by the student).

b) Literature:

G. Bellini, Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana, Madrid, Castalia, 1997 (from the origins to the Independence, fifteen authors chosen by the student).

Alternatively:

J. Franco, Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana (Edición revisada y puesta al día), Barcelona, Ariel, 1987 (from the origins to the Independence, fifteen authors chosen by the student).

c) History:

D. Pompejano, Storia dell’America latina, Milano, Mondadori, 2012 (from the origins to the Independence, the contexts related to the authors chosen by the student).

Analysis

(N.B.: The in-depth study and seminar proposed for the Spanish American Literature courses change every academic year)

Text:

• Eduardo González Viaña, Santa Barbara naviga verso Miami, Salem-Lima-New York, Axiara Editions, 2016.

Critical text:

• Domenico Antonio Cusato, Religione, miracoli e sorriso in "Santa Bárbara navega hacia Miami" di Eduardo González Viaña, in AA. VV, Atti del X Convegno Internazionale Interdisciplinare su "Testo, Metodo, Elaborazione elettronica". Miti, credenze e religioni in area mediterranea e ispano-americana, a cura di G. Arena e S. Costanzo, Messina, Lippolis, 2016, pp. 71-86.

Seminar

Text:

• Horacio Quiroga, Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte / Racconti d’amore di follia e di morte, edizione bilingue, Messina, Lippolis, 2017.

Critical text:

• Pablo Rocca, Horacio Quiroga. El escritor y el mito: revisiones, Montevideo, Ediciones de la Banda Oriental, 2007.

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All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.