| Module Identifier |
SPM0330 |
| Module Title |
SURREALISM IN SPAIN (2): CINEMA AND THEATRE |
| Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
| Semester |
Intended for use in future years |
| Next year offered |
N/A |
| Next semester offered |
N/A |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
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.
Aims
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.
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
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7