Below you will find the full reading list for SP5, but note that you will only be studying a selection of these texts in supervisions over the year. You are strongly advised to complete a good amount of primary reading before the start of the year, and you should ask your supervisor for guidance on which texts to read in advance. If you do not have a supervisor yet, you could start by reading the texts marked with an *asterisk below. Texts listed in bold will be covered in lectures during the year, but your supervisor may suggest other texts on the reading list for you to study in depth.
All students (including Long Essay candidates) should have at least one supervision on the first topic (Foundations, Identity, Difference), which is a compulsory topic for the examination. You must cover at least three of the remaining four topics in supervisions over the year. You are also strongly encouraged to write on at least one text from the colonial period in a supervision essay.
General introductions to Latin American literature
You may find it useful to read some of these recommended texts before starting the primary reading for SP5:
- Rolena Adorno,听Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction听(2011)
- Roberto Gonz谩lez Echevarr铆a,听The Voice of the Masters听(1985)
- Gerald Martin,听Journeys Through the Labyrinth听(1989)
- Jean Franco,听An Introduction to Spanish American Literature听(1995)
- Roberto Gonz谩lez Echevarr铆a,听Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction听(2012)
- John King,听Magical Reels: A History of Cinema in Latin America听(London, 2000)
Foundations, Identity, Difference
Colonial:听
- Guaman Poma de Ayala,听Nueva cor贸nica y buen gobierno听(c. 1615)
- Bartolom茅 de Las Casas,听Brev铆sima relaci贸n de la destrucci贸n de las Indias听(1552)
- 笔辞辫耻濒听痴耻丑: consult editions translated by Adri谩n Recinos, and Tedlock or Allen Christenson (for an English version, see听)
- Crist贸bal Col贸n, 鈥淐arta a Luis de Sant谩ngel鈥� (1493), available in Varela, ed.,听Textos y听documentos completos鈥� (Madrid: Alianza)
- Carlos de Sig眉enza y G贸ngora, 鈥淟os infortunios de Alonso Ram铆rez鈥� (1690)
- Jos茅 Baqu铆jano y Carrillo, 鈥淓logio a J谩uregui鈥� (1781)
- Juan Pablo Vizcardo y Guzm谩n, 鈥淐arta a los espa帽oles americanos鈥� (1799)
- Sim贸n Bol铆var, 鈥淐arta de Jamaica鈥� (1815)
Post-Independence:听
- Soledad Acosta de Samper,听顿辞濒辞谤别蝉听(1867)
- Jorge Icaza,听Huasipungo听(1936)
- *Alejo Carpentier,听El reino de este mundo听(1949)
- *Rosario Castellanos,听Bal煤n Can谩n听(1957)
- Excerpts from foundational essays:听Domingo F. Sarmiento, 贵补肠耻苍诲辞听(1845); Jos茅 Mart铆, 鈥楴uestra Am茅rica mestiza鈥� (1891); Roberto Fern谩ndez Retamar,听颁补濒颈产谩苍听(1971)
- Gertrudis G贸mez de Avellaneda,听Sab听(1841) [use the Manchester Hispanic Texts edition,edited by Catherine Davies]
- Jos茅 Mar铆a Arguedas,听Los r铆os profundos听(1958)
- Octavio Paz,听El laberinto de la soledad听(essay, 1959)
Representing the City
- *Roberto Arlt,听El juguete rabioso听(1926)
- Luis Bu帽uel,听Los olvidados听(1950) [film]
- Hugo Santiago Muchnick, 滨苍惫补蝉颈贸苍 (1969) [film]
- Luis Zapata,听El vampiro de la Colonia Roma听(1979)
- Eliseo Subiela,听脷ltimas im谩genes del naufragio听(1989) [film]
- Guillermo del Toro,听Cronos听(1992) [film]
- Walter Doehner Pecanins,听脥ntimo terror听(1990) [film]
- Carlos Fuentes,听Agua quemada听
- Juan Carlos Onetti,听El pozo听(1939)
- Ernesto S谩bato,听Informe sobre ciegos听(1961)
Labyrinths of Fiction
- *Jorge Luis Borges,听Ficciones听(1944)
- *Adolfo Bioy Casares,听La invenci贸n de Morel鈥�听(1940)
- Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez,听Cr贸nica de una muerte anunciada听(1981)
- Julio Cort谩zar,听Bestiario听(1951)
- Felisberto Hern谩ndez,听鈥楲as Hortensias鈥� from Las Hortensias y otros cuentos鈥� (1949)
- Carlos Fuentes,听Zona听sagrada听(1967)
- Sergio Ren谩n,听El sue帽o de los h茅roes听(1997) [film]
Charting Revolution
- *Mariano Azuela,听Los de abajo听(1915)
- *Juan Rulfo,听El llano en llamas听(1953)
- Nellie听Campobello,听Cartucho听(1931)
- Carlos Fuentes,听Gringo viejo听(1986)
- Elena Garro,听Los recuerdos del porvenir听(1963)
- Jorge Ibarg眉engoitia,听Los rel谩mpagos de agosto听(1963)
- Elena Poniatowska,听La noche de Tlatelolco听(1971)
- 脕ngeles Mastretta,听Arr谩ncame la vida听(1985)
For the History of the Mexican Revolution topic:
- Judith Adler Hellman,听Mexico in Crisis听(1978)
- *Jan Bazant,听A Concise History of Mexico: from Hidalgo to C谩rdenas, 1805-1940 (1977)
- Adolfo Gilly,听La revoluci贸n interrumpida听(1971)
Penning the Dictator
- *Marta Traba,听Conversaci贸n al sur听(1981)
- *Luisa Valenzuela,听Cambio de armas听(1982)
- Isabel Allende,听La casa de los esp铆ritus听(1982)
- Miguel 脕ngel Asturias,听El se帽or Presidente听(1946)
- Jorge Zalamea,听El gran Burund煤n-Burund谩 ha muerto听(1952)
* texts suitable for preparation over the summer (but please consult your supervisor for more detailed guidance)
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