Literature of the Franco Era

The difficult years: A study of the Fascist and Anti-Fascist literature of the Franco era with an emphasis on the writers of Inner Exile and the emergence of an extremely important cadre of women writers. An analysis of the development of compromiso social in the various genres: la poesía social, la novela social y el teatro social. Works studied will include: Dámaso Alonso, José Hierro, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Alfonso Sastre, Juan Goytisolo, Carmen Laforet, Ana María Matute, Miguel Delibes, Carmen Martín Gaite, etc.