Approaches to teaching the works of Jorge Luis Borges / edited by José Eduardo González.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

González, José Eduardo, editor.

Series:

Approaches to teaching world literature ; 180.

Approaches to teaching world literature ; 180

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986--Study and teaching.

Borges, Jorge Luis.

Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986--Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Essays.

Physical Description:

vi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : The Modern Language Association of America, 2025.

Summary:

"Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching the works of Jorge Luis Borges, exploring his influences, his writing process, and his place in Argentinian literature. Considers topics including translation, film, humor, games, and narrative theory. Gives syllabus suggestions for high school, undergraduate, and graduate courses in Spanish, comparative literature, and world literature"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part One: Materials. Biographical and Literary Overview

Texts and Editions

Translations

The Instructor's Library

Internet, Audiovisual, and Digital Humanities Resources.

Part Two: Approaches. Introduction: The Challenges and Rewards of Teaching Borges Today / José Eduardo González

Teaching Borges Effectively: A Pedagogy of Literary Reading / Luciano Martínez

Against the Tropological: Teaching Borges in and with Literary History / Stephen Buttes

Borges and Identity Politics / Carol Mastrangelo Bové

Literary Visuality and Islam in Borges / Max Ubelaker Andrade

Borges's Lens: The Symphony of a Rhizomatic Course / Rhona Trauvitch

Borges and Film: Reading Movies, Watching Stories / Pablo Brescia

Borges and Translation Studies / Emron Esplin

The Slyness of Borges / Christian Reed

Borges and I, Et Alia: Exploring the Limits of Sovereignty in Borges's Work / Kate Jenckes

The Personal Narrative through Myth and Memory: Borges and Sandra Cisneros in Latina Literature and Prison Writing Courses / Audrey Harris Fernández

The Underlying Thread: Teaching "The House of Asterion" / Stephanie Contreras and Aldo Mendoza

From Argentina to North America: A Tale of Two Souths / Jeffrey P. Thompson and Manuel Chinchilla

Vertigo, Repens, and Repositio: Introducing Students to Borges's Literary Games / Kimberly A. Nance

The Material History of Borges's Works / Nora Benedict

Teaching Borges through His Manuscripts / Daniel Balderston

Imperial Cartographies in the Work of Borges / Adelaida López-Mejía.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Approaches to teaching the works of Jorge Luis Borges

ISBN:

9781603296830

1603296832

9781603296847

1603296840

OCLC:

1446125972