W104 |Masterpieces of Spanish Theater in English Translation
Wednesdays
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. EST
Zoom
1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15
Five Sessions
After an overview of the history and
Evolution of theater in Spain this course will examine and analyze closely four
plays. The first three will be the widely considered masterpieces of the Golden
Age: Lope de Vega's "Fuenteovejuna;" Tiros de Molina’s "The
Trickster of Seville;" and Pedro Calderon de la Barca's "Life is a
Dream.” The last play will consider an important post-Civil War work: Antonio
Bueno de Vallejo's "In the Burning Darkness."
Peter Podol earned his Ph.D.in Spanish
Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and then taught for over
forty years in Universities in the State of Pennsylvania. He is the author of
two books, chapters in six others over sixty journal articles and presented
numerous papers and academic conferences. He has also been an invited speaker
at universities in both Spain (the University of Oviedo among others) and the
US (The University of Minnesota, etc.).
Click here to support lifelong learning in the
Berkshires
OLLI: the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College Partners in education with Williams College, Bard College at Simon's Rock and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 1350 West Street | Pittsfield, MA 01201 | 413.236.2190 | olli@berkshirecc.edu