Efraín Kristal
Professor of Comparative Literature at University of California, Los Angeles
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
Philosophers of mindPhilosophers of literaturePhilosophers of cultureSonneteersAphoristsPhilosophers of mathematicsLiteracy and society theoristsPhilosophers of artLiterary theorists20th-century essayistsMetaphysics writersTrope theoristsPhilosophers of pessimismMetaphor theorists20th-century translatorsPhilosophers of timeSurrealist writers20th-century mysticsJerusalem Prize recipientsMagic realism writersBlind writersLecturersHaiku poetsAnthologistsCommanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyPostmodern writers, Recipients of the Legion of HonourSpanish-language poetsBlind poetsPhilosophers of identity
Jorge Luis Borges
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the Argentinian master of the short story, Jorge Luis Borges.
4 January 2007
Also featuring: Edwin Williamson, Evelyn Fishburn
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyPostmodern writers, Recipients of the Legion of HonourPhilosophers of culturePhilosophers of timeSpanish-language poetsPhilosophers of mindSurrealist writersBlind poetsLiteracy and society theoristsPhilosophers of pessimismMetaphysics writers20th-century mysticsMetaphor theoristsSonneteersPhilosophers of artJerusalem Prize recipientsMagic realism writersTrope theoristsBlind writersPhilosophers of identityLecturersPhilosophers of mathematics20th-century translatorsHaiku poetsLiterary theoristsAnthologistsAphorists20th-century essayistsPhilosophers of literature20th centuryLanguageMathematics