Myth, magical realism, hard-edged realism, fantasy—the literature of Latin America encompasses all these forms, and more. This 13-part series guides viewers chronologically and thematically through the region’s varied genres and narrative styles, linking them to centuries of warfare, colonization, and national struggles for independence and identity. Excerpts from influential works are plentiful, while detailed commentary is provided by an impressive array of scholars—including Eduardo Galeano, celebrated Uruguayan journalist; Sergio Pitol, Mexican writer and Cervantes Prize recipient; Doris Summer, professor of Romance Languages and Literature at Harvard University; and José Rabasa, professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Berkeley. An FFH&S/Tranquilo Production. Spanish with optional English subtitles, 13-part series, 50 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Pre-Columbian Literature-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | Conquest and Colony-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | Politicians and Revolutionaries-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | From Romanticism to Realism-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | Modernismo-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | Regionalism and Indigenism-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | The Avant-Garde of the 1920s-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | Narrating Modernity: Writers of the Mid-20th Century-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | The Latin American Boom-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | After the Boom-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | Brazilian Literature: The First 500 Years-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | Brazilian Literature: The 20th Century-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles | 21st-Century Trends in Latin American Literature-Spanish with Optional English Subtitles

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