SPA 3054H - Dark Museum

Institution:

Yeshiva University

Subject:

Spanish

Description:

Gothic Stories usually linked in peoples imagination to B- movies and best sellers of all times (Dracula, The phantom of the opera, The Golem, Frankenstein etc) are all despite their intense individuality, unending variations on a single subject, mainly the relation between eros (the body, the material) and Death. Accordingly the senarios were these Gothic sages take place are solitary and archaic places, as if a sublime geography and scenery subdued by awe and dispair, were crutial for the display of emotions. In this course we will explore the wonderful contributions of Latin American writers to the Gothic "cannon", while drawing a possible portrait of the artist/poet as a deprived child who obsessively yearns for the impossible. Reading list includes: Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Julio Cortazar, Silvina Ocampo, Rosario Ferre, Carlos Fuentes and others in English.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.yu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 960-5400

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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