Adolfo Bioy Casares: Borges, Fiction and Art
Karl Posso
Best known as Jorge Luis Borges’s right-hand man, Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–99) was, in his own right, an inventive writer of considerable skill. His works, often dismissed summarily as fantastic fiction, are now ripe for reassessment. This volume looks at Bioy’s extensive oeuvre, which offers many surprising reflections on the twentieth century’s cultural, social, and political transformations, both in Argentina and further afield. Topics covered include Bioy’s meditations on isolation and logic and his enduring fascination with the impact of visual technologies on all artistic representation.
Kateqoriyalar:
İl:
2013
Nəşriyyat:
University of Wales Press
Dil:
english
Səhifələr:
223
ISBN 10:
0708325378
ISBN 13:
9780708325377
Seriyalar:
University of Wales - Iberian and Latin American Studies
Fayl:
PDF, 2.91 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2013