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Listed in: Spanish, as SPAN-360
Formerly listed as: SPAN-29 | SPAN-60
Ilan Stavans (Sections 01 and 02)
An in-depth, multifaceted analysis of the philosophical, theological, esthetic, and political trends of the Argentine hombre de letras Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986). The course starts with his early poetry in Fervor de Buenos Aires, and concludes with world fame as one of the most influential 20th-century writers. Special attention is paid to his mid-career works, especially Otras Inquisiciones and Ficciones. Borges’ aesthetic and intellectual development is looked at against the current of Argentina’s political events and in the context of Latin American history. His views on God, death, memory, nationalism, and translation are explored as are his connection to the Bible, the Arabian Nights, the Icelandic sagas, Dante, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Nazism, and Gaucho literature. Conducted in Spanish.
Requisite: SPAN 199, 211 or 212 or consent of the instructor. Limited to 20 students. Spring semester. Professor Stavans.