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The part that storytelling has played and continues to play in Irish life is difficult to underestimate. Perhaps more than any other English speaking nation, the Irish have an affinity with and aptitude for narrative that places story at the core of...
The Irish imagination has long held a deep fascination with macabre stories of ghosts, changelings and other supernatural manifestations. It is a legacy that can be traced back to the mythology and folklore of pagan times, and in some cases—such as...
Since the origin of Gaucho poetry and the Argentine national poem, Martin Fierro, by Jose Hernandez in the 19th century, Argentine poetry stands out as one of the most important types of Latin American literature. The objective of this course is to...
Evolution of theatrical creation in France from the classical era (17th c.) to the 20th century through the study of four plays (one per century):
The course has two objectives: it proposes a methodology for analysing poetic texts and explores the concept of modernity in French
poetry, through a series of 19th and 20th century authors.
This course explores how expatriation provided American writers of the 1920s and 1930s with a vantage point from which to critically engage notions of American identity and to shape the definition and development of American literature and culture...
This course has a two-pronged focus; on the one hand, it is an opportunity to undertake a detailed study of Shakespeare’s verbal and theatrical languages, and on the other hand, it equips you to investigate London’s importance in shaping Shakespeare...
Over 12 weeks this course will facilitate student engagement with writing creatively with a concentration on poetry. Concurrently participants will trace the development of Irish poetry in the 20th century, from WB Yeats to Seamus Heaney, and on...
The aim of this course is introducing Federico García Lorca’s life and work framed in the social, historical and artistic context of his time. Students are proposed a personal discovery of the Spanish author’s universe throughout the reading and...
This course focuses on four main topics related to different types of writing experiences that took place in modern Argentina. These topics reflect specific historical contexts and different cultural practices: “Tensions in Argentine culture: from a...