Browsing by Subject "Hispanic Studies, Ph.D."
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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 ... -
Defining & redefining the margins : an exploration of the discourse of post-coloniality in the verse of Nicolás Guillén, Pablo Neruda & Ernesto Cardenal
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Hispanic Studies, 2000)History teaches us that the imposition of hegemonic structures of the colonial centre can only be truly effective and complete when the cultural personality of the dominated community has been displaced. Aspects of the ... -
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 ... -
Down Mexico Way : identity, community and deracination in post-1960s Mexico and Chicano cinema
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Hispanic Studies, 2001)Much attention has been paid to the complex and frequently antagonistic relationship between Mexico and the United States. These neighbouring nations share the longest border in the world and have had close contact over ... -
Elementos barrocos en la obra esperpéntica de Valle-Inclán : una cala quevedesca
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Hispanic Studies, 2005)Critical writing on the work of Valle-Inclan has focused mostly on its relation to aesthetic tendencies of his time, with the intention of assessing it in the context of European art. By contrast, his interest in Baroque ... -
No es trágico fin, sino el más felice que se pudo dar : women's interrelationships in the prose of María de Zayas y Sotomayor
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Hispanic Studies, 2008)The enigmatic figure of Maria de Zayas acquired renown during her own lifetime for her two novella collections, Novelas amorosas v ejemplares and Desenganos amorosos, which were first published in 1637 and 1647, respectively, ... -
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 ... -
Subverted gender, destabilised identity : how Love transcends desire in the queer tragedies of Federico García Lorca
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Hispanic Studies, 2004)This thesis attempts to demonstrate the centrality of the dialectical tension between physical desire and metaphysical Love in the theatre works of Federico García Lorca. The study is informed by contemporary queer theory’s ...