Literary Locations

LITERARY LOCATIONS Creation of literary texts and practise of creative writing CREATIVE READING The practise of the exercises of creative writing aim to animate the reading, becoming conscious of the tools of language, the interaction with the text, reconstruction and interpretation. That is, reading is the essential foundation for literary writing that at the same time serves as an encouragement for creativity. CREATIVE WRITING Activities to inspire creativity and imagination. The ultimate purpose is that the participants would acquire their personal standpoint and a critical way of thinking. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Strolling around Seville Discover the birthplaces of Antonio Machado, Luis Cernuda and Vicente Aleixandre. Excursion to Moguer (Huelva) A visit to homes of Juan Ramon Jimenez and Fuentepiña. A day in Cordoba A visit to the birthplace of Luis de Gongora. Excursion to El Puerto de Santa Maria (Cadiz) A visit to the birthplace of Rafael Alberti. Walk around Malaga Discovering the city where Emilio Prados, Manuel Altolaguirre were born and where Vicente Aleixandre studied. A visit to the Cultural Centre of the Generation of 27. A visit to Ubeda and Baeza The place where Antonio Machado lived and Miguel Hernandez fought in the Civil War. A weekend in Granada A visit to the birthplace of Garcia Lorca in Fuentevaqueros and Huerto de San Vicente in Granada. The Spanish of the literary texts Linguistic registers of Spanish Analysis of the distinct linguistic registers of Spanish portrayed in literature. Characteristics of the language if literature Polysemy, ambiguity, suggestion, expressivity, simplicity of expression. Knowledge of the history of literature Study of the Spanish culture and the society through literary texts and the works of the authors dealt in the course. Contemporary Spanish literature The Spanish poetry has always had an important influence on Andalucia from the classics to contemporary poets. The Generation of 98 Study of the selected works by the poets of the Generation of 98: Antonio Machado and Juan Ramon Jimenez, emphasis on reading and discussion of texts, with a goal of developing a critical capacity for the participants. The Generation of 27 Commentary and analysis of the works by the poets of the Generation of 27: Luis Cernuda, Vicente Aleixandre, Rafael Alberti, Emilio Prados and Manuel Altolaguirre. The works of Garcia Lorca. The constant themes of his poetry and theatre. The Generation of 27 was a group of authors that emerged into the Spanish cultural scene around the year 1927, when the tercentenary of the baroque poet Luis de Gongora’s death was celebrated. The authors used this occasion to restore the poetry Gongora composed at the final epoch of his life that was discredited in the 18th century. In the surrealist group stands out especially the Nobel prized Vicente Aleixandre, certainly the most original artist of the group. According to Cernuda, “His verse doesn’t resemble anything”. He has become the most influential poet of the generation during the last half of the 20th century, along with Luis Cernuda himself. There were, however, other poets of the Generation of 27 whose aesthetic influence was largely determined by the surrealist impact: Rafael Alberti and Federico Garcia Lorca.

 

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