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In this seminar we will descend deep into the realms of the dead in order to explore how the underworld is depicted in Modernist literature. We will look at a range of prominent examples from poetry and prose and discuss both the origins of hellish literature (think Dante or Blake) and prominent writers and features of Modernists texts; T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, Ezra Pound, Virginia Wolf and Leonora Carrington will be some of the authors we will read. Depending on your interests, we may also discuss paintings, music or even architecture that relate to the perception of the underworld in the early 20th century. A reader containing selected texts will be available at the copy shop in Reckhammerweg at the beginning of the semester. |
