The voice of the classics: Literature and desire

Four great classical authors, four eras, four perspectives on desire.

The cycle The Voice of the Classics: Literature and Desire explores the literary universes of four classics of world literature through three languages: music, narration and interpretation. Three ways to delve into the work of great authors and some of their central texts that revolve around desire.

This cycle is within the framework of Classics: Festival of Contemporary Arts and Thought, by La Casa dels Clàssics.

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ACTIVITIES IN THIS CYCLE:

The Affinities of J. W. Von Goethe: ohann Wolfgang von Goethe proposes a reflection on desire as a powerful, inevitable and, at times, destructive force.

• Date: November 12, 2025
• Time: 7pm
• Location: CaixaForum Barcelona
• Price: €6
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Poems by Emily Dickinson: Through a critical and emotional reading of Emily Dickinson's verses, we will explore how her work constructs a cosmos of its own in relation to desire.

• Date: November 19, 2025
• Time: 7pm
• Location: CaixaForum Barcelona
• Price: 6€
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Sonnets by William Shakespeare: We will discover Shakespeare's literary universe through his sonnets, an intense and fascinating work that explores desire in all its forms.

• Date: November 26, 2025
• Time: 7pm
• Location: CaixaForum Barcelona
• Price: €6
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