Jorge Luis Borges and the Ethics of Betrayal

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The goals of this class are twofold: 1) an introductory yet focused review of the literary work of renowned Argentine poet, essayist and writer of short stories Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986); and 2) the literary interrogation of moral, religious, political, and cultural betrayal through a critical survey of Borges? work (poetry, essay and short story) and the study of the fluid relation of his writings with 20th century philosophy and cultural theory. We intend to explore in his work the fragile discursive boundary that both separates and connects perfidy and fidelity, traitors and converts. This course satifies the Modern Spanish-American Literature requirement or the 40000-level elective.