Syllabus subject to change, if we are going more quickly or slowly than planned.
Please note that you will not be required to read all these books. Compulsory weeks are in bold.
Blog posts are due Monday nights (by 11:59pm); blog comments are due Wednesday nights (by 11:59pm).
week 1 (Jan 11 and 13): Introductions: “Inventing Romance Studies”
week 2 (Jan 18 and 20): Marcel Proust, “Combray” (France, 1913)
January 18: Contract due (find it here [PDF])
week 3 (Jan 25 and 27): Louis Aragon, Paris Peasant (France, 1926)
week 4 (Feb 1 and 3): María Luisa Bombal, The Shrouded Woman (Chile, 1938)
week 5 (Feb 8 and 10):
Feb 8: Alberto Moravia, Agostino (Italy, 1944) [TA: Patricio]
Feb 10: Carmen Laforet, Nada (Spain, 1945) [TA: Jennifer]
week 6 (Feb 15 and 17):
Feb 15: Joseph Zobel, Black Shack Alley (Martinique, 1950) [TA: Patricio]
Feb 17: Françoise Sagan, Bonjour Tristesse (France, 1954) [TA: Jennifer]
February 17: Last date to make changes to your contract
February 17: Midterm exam (take-home)
week 7 (Mar 1 and 3):
Mar 1: Mercè Rodoreda The Time of the Doves (Catalonia, 1962) [TA: Jennifer]
Mar 3: Clarice Lispector, The Passion According to G. H. (Brazil, 1964) [TA: Patricio]
week 8 (Mar 8 and 10): Georges Perec, W, or the Memory of Childhood (France, 1975)
week 9 (Mar 15 and 17):
Mar 15: Carlos Fuentes, The Old Gringo (Mexico, 1985) [TA: Jennifer]
Mar 17: Norman Manea, The Trenchcoat (Romania, 1989) [TA: Patricio]
week 10 (Mar 22 and 24): Roberto Bolaño, Amulet (Chile, 1999)
week 11 (Mar 29 and 31): Javier Cercas, Soldiers of Salamis (Spain, 2001) [March 29: Patricio; March 31: Jennifer]
week 12 (Apr 5): Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend (Italy, 2012) [TAs: Jennifer and Patricio] / José Eduardo Agualusa, The Society of Reluctant Dreamers (Angola, 2017). NB we will be doing two books in one day this week!
week 12 (Apr 7): Conclusions
Apr 25, 12pm, BUCH A201: Final exam
