SPANISH 206
Spanish Myths and Global Icons
Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for SPANISH 206.
Description
Explores cultural representations of universal Spanish motifs in literature and the arts. Examines classical cultural myths associated with Spain (such as Don Quixote, Don Juan and Carmen), and global icons which have defined modernity, from Picasso, Dalí, and García Lorca to Buñuel and Almodóvar.
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Availability 2022
Lecturer(s)
Lecturer(s) Professor Christine Arkinstall
Reading/Texts
Icon of the Mater Dolorosa
Dolores Ibárruri ("La Pasionaria"): selected speeches.
Miguel Hernández: selected poetry.
Ángela Figuera: selected poetry.
Myth of the “Two Spains”
Ramón J. Sender: Réquiem por un campesino español (1953).
Antonio Buero Vallejo: El sueño de la razón (1970).
Alberto Méndez: Los girasoles ciegos (2004).
Points
SPANISH 206: 15 points
Prerequisites
15 points from SPANISH 105, 108, 200, 201, 277, 278, 319, 321, 377, 378
Restrictions
SPANISH 306