Settee Seminars

Daisy Towers - Spanish Civil War Translated Literature


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In this talk, you'll be introduced to a selection of fictional works, translated into English, that are based on the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). With Daisy Towers, PhD student from the University of Leeds, learn about how the war inspired numerous authors to draw on their experiences and the position of translated literature in the English literary sphere.

 

About Daisy Towers

Daisy Towers is a PhD student at the University of Leeds, her research focuses on world literature and the translations into English of the Catalan author Mercè Rodoreda.

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