RSS 1.0Hispanic Studies (Theses and Dissertations)
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Spanish cinema and the rise of the auteur : the case of Isabel Coixet
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Hispanic Studies, 2015)This thesis builds on and contributes to work in the field of film authorship and auteurism, critically considering Spanish director Isabel Coixet as a prime example of a contemporary, self-styled auteur. Heavily influenced ... -
Dialogues with history : discourses of the Spanish Civil War and Francoist Dictatorsip in the Spanish novel (1996-2011)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Hispanic Studies, 2014)Drawing upon the novelistic and linguistic theories of Mikhail Bakhtin, this thesis investigates the narrative strategies used by four novels to inscribe, challenge or subvert current and past discourses about the Spanish ... -
An exploration of the esoteric and music in the novels and short stories of Julio Cortázar
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Hispanic Studies, 2014)Far from being polar opposites, esoteric elements and musical motifs complement one another in enriching our construal of the prose fiction of Julio Cortazar. Although numerous studies deal with discrete esoteric themes ... -
Imagination in novels and autobiography in letters : the female presence in Juan Valera's life and fiction
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Hispanic Studies, 2014)Juan Valera (1824-1905) left behind a substantial epistolary corpus. Some of the author’s letters have been destroyed over the years, others lost, but all those penned by Valera which still exist have been painstakingly ... -
Responding to the challenge of political violence : the Catholic hierarchy in Northern Ireland (1921-1972) and the Basque Country (1936-1975)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Hispanic Studies, 2010)This thesis will examine the response of the Catholic hierarchy to political violence in Northern Ireland (1921-1972) and the Basque Country (1936- 1975). These were critical years in the political development of both ...
