| Module Identifier |
SPM0330 |
| Module Title |
SURREALISM IN SPAIN (2): CINEMA AND THEATRE |
| Academic Year |
2001/2002 |
| Co-ordinator |
Professor Gwynne Edwards |
| Semester |
Intended for use in future years |
| Next year offered |
N/A |
| Next semester offered |
N/A |
Aims of the module
The module is concerned with the aims and character of Surrealism in Spain in the 1920s and 1930s. It examines the particular
preoccupations of the three creative artists in question and explores their surrealist techniques in film and theatre.
Luis Bunuel, L'Age d'or; El angel exterminador; Federico Garcia Lorca, El publico; Rafael Alberti, El hombre
deshabitado.
Tutor: Professor Gwynne Edwards.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to understand not only Surrealism as it manifested itself in Paris in the 1920s but also the kind of Spanish Surrealism which was previously evident in some of the work of Goya. They will also become familiar with Surrealist techniques as they were used in the different genres of cinema and theatre.
Reading Lists
Books
Gibson I. (1989)
Federico Garcia Lorca: A Life. London, Faber and Faber
Edwards G. (1980)
The Theatre Beneath the Sand. London
Higginbotham V. (1976)
The comic Spirit of Federico Garcia Lorca. Austin
Bunuel L. (1985)
My Last Breath. London
Edwards G. (1982)
The Discreet Charm of Luis Bunuel. London
Sanchez Vidal A. (1984)
Luis Bunuel. Madrid
Higginbotham V. (1979)
Luis Bunuel. Boston
Mellen J. (1978)
The World of Luis Bunuel. New York
Popkin L. (1975)
The Theatre of Rafael Alberti. London