Drawing on feminist psychoanalysis and Greek mythology, La madre muerta explores how matricide and unconscious matricidal fantasies have been portrayed in Spanish narrative, drama, and film. The book examines individual and social perceptions regarding gendered subjectivity, the operation of power relations, gender violence, and the economies of desire. It provides a comparative study of different theoretical approaches to matricide and a close reading of five films--Furtivos (1975) by Jose Luis Borau, Sonambulos (1978) by Manuel Gutierrez Aragon, La madre muerta...
Drawing on feminist psychoanalysis and Greek mythology, La madre muerta explores how matricide and unconscious matricidal fantasies have been p...
Aurora G. Morcillo Maria Asuncion Gomez Paula De La Cruz-Fernandez
Incorporating a wide range of visual and translated written sources, The Modern Spain Sourcebook documents Spain's history from the Enlightenment to the present.
The book is thematically arranged and includes six key primary sources on ten significant areas of Spanish history, including the arts, work, education, religion, politics, sexuality and empire. As well as the book's overarching introduction, there are theme-specific introductions and vital historical context sections provided for the sources that are presented. There are also useful suggested analytical questions and...
Incorporating a wide range of visual and translated written sources, The Modern Spain Sourcebook documents Spain's history from the Enlighte...
This book, written in Spanish, explores an understudied aspect of Hispanic culture: the relationship between dramatic texts and their cinematic adaptations. It examines the transposition of form and ideology in cinematic versions of twentieth-century Spanish plays by Carlos Arniches, Ramon del Valle Inclan, Federico Garcia Lorca, Victor Ruiz Iriarte, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Fernando Fernan Gomez, and Jose Sanchis Sinisterra.
The matters addressed include a historic overview of the relationship between cinema and theater in Spain, a comparative study of the principles governing these...
This book, written in Spanish, explores an understudied aspect of Hispanic culture: the relationship between dramatic texts and their cinematic adapta...
