Magical Realism & The Latin American Boom: Crash Course Latin American Literature #2

How did “Latin American literature” come to be? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we trace the origins of this region’s stories from the pre-Columbian era all the way to the Boom of the 1960s. Introduction: Stories as History 00:00 Pre-Columbian Literature 0:23 Poetry & Bello 2:34 Bolívar 4:37 The Latin American Boom 6:08 Gabriel García Márquez 8:04 Review & Credits 10:57 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: Christopher Columbus: Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Zheng He - 15th Century Mariners: Crash Course World History #21 https://youtu.be/NjEGncridoQ?si=hzKIJz7J5yy3MoOB K’iche’ People: Water and Classical Civilizations: Crash Course World History 222 https://youtu.be/rP54LFFSZ1Q?si=6jbF2u3xZyYJS9xy Simón Bolívar: Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31 https://youtu.be/ZBw35Ze3bg8?si=E9lh1t6OdfOPrEXm One Hundred Years of Solitude: 100 Years of Solitude Part 1: Crash Course Literature 306 https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg?si=69kPZVKUib4XnYmK , 100 Years of Solitude Part 2: Crash Course Literature 307 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlpv7nKt81A Formula fields should be configured in the field menu dropdown *** Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever! https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our Crash Course email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/crashcourse/email Get our special Crash Course Educators newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iBgMhY Thanks to the following patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: oranjeez, Jason Terpstra, Chelsea S, Alan Bridgeman, Roger Harms, DexcilaDou, Krystle Young, Allison Wood, Stephen Akuffo, Katrix , Gina Mancuso, Shruti S, Martin G. Diller, Matthew Fredericksen, Brandon Thomas, Breanna Bosso, Ken Davidian