"¿Adónde el paraíso, / sombra, tú que has estado?": Representations of Paradise in Medieval, Modern, and Contemporary Hispanic Poetry

Letran, J. (Organiser)
Larios , J. (Organiser)
Lennon, P. (Organiser)

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Description

Since the book of Genesis, the themes of expulsion from the Garden of Eden, the loss of innocence, and the search for a lost paradise –in a religious or a non-religious context– appear everywhere in Western art and literature. The purpose of this two-day symposium is to provide a thorough and original examination of such motives through the analysis of different works of Hispanic poetry from the Middle Ages to the present day, using the widest possible range of theoretical tools. The academic sessions of the symposium will be complemented with poetry readings by two distinguished contemporary Spanish poets, Amalia Bautista and Ignacio Cartagena, both of whom we are delighted to welcome to St Andrews.

With the collaboration of Instituto Cervantes Manchester, Institut Ramon Llull, Consejería de Cultura de la Embajada de España en el Reino Unido, Consulado General de España en Edimburgo, Cátedra Cervantes

Period	29 Jun 2023 → 30 Jun 2023
Event type	Conference
Location	St Andrews, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

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International Symposium on Hispanic Poetry “¿Adónde el paraíso, / sombra, tú que has estado?”: Representations of paradise in medieval, modern and contemporary Hispanic poetry St Andrews, 29-30 June 2023 Since the book of Genesis, the themes of expulsion from the Garden of Eden, the loss of innocence, and the search for a lost paradise –in a religious or a non-religious context– appear everywhere in Western art and literature. The purpose of this two-day symposium is to provide a thorough and original examination of such motives through the analysis of different works of Hispanic poetry from the Middle Ages to the present day, using the widest possible range of theoretical tools. The academic sessions of the symposium will be complemented with poetry readings by two distinguished contemporary Spanish poets, Amalia Bautista and Ignacio Cartagena, both of whom we are delighted to welcome to St Andrews. Conference organisers: Jordi Larios, PJ Lennon, Javier Letrán Department of Spanish, School of Modern Languages, University of St Andrews With the collaboration of Instituto Cervantes Manchester, Institut Ramon Llull, Consejería de Cultura de la Embajada de España en el Reino Unido, Consulado General de España en Edimburgo, Cátedra Cervantes