Topic 3:

M. C. Escher: Relativity

Mockumentary:
Fiction as Mediated Text

Themes:
1. The Self-Analytical Story
   Primary Text:
   • Jorge Luis Borges: “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote” (1939)
   Critical Text:
   • Michael Chabon: “Trickster in a Suit of Lights: Thoughts on the Modern Short Story” (2008)


2. The Meaning of Meaning
   Primary Texts:
   • Martin Armstrong: "Sombrero" (1929)
   • Lydia Davis: “We Miss You: A Study of Get-Well Letters from a Class of Fourth-Graders” (2007)

Author Pages:

1. Martin Armstrong (1882-1974)


2. Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)


3. Michael Chabon (1963- )


4. Lydia Davis (1947- )

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Edward Hopper: Gas Station (1940)

The Self-Analytical Story

Anthology Readings [pp.123-52]:

• Jorge Luis Borges: “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote” (1939)
• Michael Chabon: “Trickster in a Suit of Lights: Thoughts on the Modern Short Story” (2008)

Fiona Farrell: Mr Allbones' Ferrets (2007)

The Meaning of Meaning

Anthology Readings [pp.27-48]:

• Martin Armstrong: "Sombrero" (1929)
• Lydia Davis: “We Miss You: A Study of Get-Well Letters from a Class of Fourth-Graders” (2007)

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