SPAN 470 - Borges and Lezama

Institution:

Hendrix College

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Description:

An in-depth study of fiction, poetry, aesthetics, and thought of Jorge Luis Borges and José Lezama Lima. Attention will be given to the process of modern myth creation operating in the texts by these authors and to postmodernist concepts such as deconstructionism, carnavalization, logocentrism, the neobarroque, and identity.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hendrix.edu

Phone Number:

(501) 329-6811

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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