Introduction to European and Latin American Fiction

Shelves of old books in partial sunlight.

Shelves of books in the library of the San Francisco church/monastery in Lima, Peru. (Image courtesy of Nathan Nelson.)

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MIT Course Number

21G.010

As Taught In

Fall 2006

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

This subject serves as a broad introduction to the field of European and Latin American fiction. It is taught in an historical manner—beginning with the first picaresque novel, Lazarillo de Tormes, and ending with contemporary European fiction. It is designed to help students acquire a general understanding of major fictional modes-from 18th century epistolary fiction, Liaisons dangereuses, to 20th century avant-garde fiction: Cosmicomicsi and Aura. Attention is paid not only to the literary movements these works represent, but also to the subtle interplay of history, geography, language and cultural norms that gave rise to specific literary forms. While the reading load is heavy, the books are compelling.

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Margery Resnick. 21G.010 Introduction to European and Latin American Fiction. Fall 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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