Dr. Guy Raffa, Department of French & Italian, discusses the works of Danta Alighieri and why they have had such an impact on literature and culture for 700 years.
Playlist - Literature
Elizabeth Richmond-Garza discusses Sherlock Holmes from the original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle to the more recent onscreen adaptions with Johnny Depp and Benedict...
Dr. Thomas Garza discusses the lore of the vampire through history including the popular story of Dracula.
Dr. Douglas Bruster (Department of English) discusses Shakespeare and his specific language.
Dr. Cory Reed (UT Austin Department of Spanish and Portuguese) discusses the life of Cervantes and his greatest known work “Don Quixote”.
In 1813, Jane Austen visited the British Institution and viewed some of the most famous portraits of her time. Thanks to Dr. Janine Barchas (UT Department of English)...