Theoretical Remarks on Representation in Jorge Luis Borges' Short Story "El Congreso"
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https://doi.org/10.24029/lejana.2017.10.171Keywords:
sense, realism, techniques, being-in-commonAbstract
In the story “The Congress”, Jorge Luis Borges theorizes on representation and, consequently, suggests the impossibility of its realization. The purpose of this work is to do a reading that goes beyond the field of the literary theory, in order to broaden the horizon of reflection around the theme. We hope to encourage an interdisciplinary view which may take ownership of the analysis, since it must not be considered an inherent possession of literature. We do not think that the responses to all the questions may be found in these multiple perspectives, but there might be discovered a meeting point for a common way of thinking.
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