BASC70230 - The Worlds of Jorge Luis Borges

Course Description

An immersion in the short stories, poetry, and essays of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) can lead to a profound change in our understanding of the world – the world as we think we know it multiplies into worlds to be imagined, considered, questioned. We are invited to entertain possibilities not as abstract scientific or philosophical propositions but as experiences. An ingenious blend of the child’s wonder and the older person’s wisdom, Borges’ fiction, non-fiction, and poetry are as delightful to read and reread as they are to converse about. Expect weekly reading assignments of 40-50 pages.

Required books: Collected Fictions, ISBN 978-0140286809,

Selected Non-fictions, ISBN 978-0140290110

Selected Poems ISBN 978-0140587210.

Notes

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