Borges

Julio Premat, Amanda Murphy

Description

This book, available for the first time in English, offers a thorough introductory reading of Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most remarkable and influential writers of the twentieth century. Julio Premat, a specialist in the field of Borges studies, presents the main questions posed by Borges's often paradoxical writing, and leads the novice through the complexity and breadth of Borges's vast literary production.

Originally published in French by an Argentine ex-pat living in Paris, Borges includes the Argentine specificities of Borges’s work—specificities that are often unrecognized or glossed over in Anglophone readings.

This book is a boon for university students of philosophy and literature, teachers and researchers in these fields who are looking to better understand this complex author, and anyone interested in the advanced study of literature. Somewhere between a guidebook and an exhaustive work of advanced research, Borges is the ultimate stepping-stone into the deeper Borgesian world.
Introduction | A Classic of Modernity

Part I | A Single Sightless Self, a Plural I: Figures
Chapter 1 | The Works of a Hero
Chapter 2 | The Son at Work
Chapter 3 | The Clairvoyance of the Blindman

Part II | A Pensive Sentiment: Materials
Chapter 4 | Impelled by his Germanic Blood: Biography and the Meaning of the Story
Chapter 5 | The Universe, Whodunit?: Reading and the Detective Novel
Chapter 6 | The Library: Tradition, Betrayal, Transgression
Chapter 7 | Forms of Eternity

Notes
Bibliography

Sujets

• Literary Criticism
• 20th Century
• Essays
• Modern
• Vanguardismo
• Philosophy
• 20th century in literature
• Rewriting
• Fantastic
• Postmodernity
• Modernity
• History of literature
• Classicism
• Hermeneutics
• Anachronism
• Western canon
• Theology
• Short story
• Detective fiction
• History
• Avant-garde
• Reading

Informations

• Publié par: Vanderbilt University Press
• Date de parution: 15 octobre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780826502285
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Borgés

BORGES An Introduction

Julio Premat Tàŝàé  A m a n d a M u r p H y

Vàé Uéŝ Péŝŝ Nàsvîlle, Tennessee

Çô éŝŝéŝ Uvéŝàéŝ é Vçééŝ, Śà-Déŝ, 2018 Eŝ àŝàô çô 2021 Vàé Uvéŝ éŝŝ Ā ŝ éŝévé Fŝ  2021

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Nàéŝ: éà, Jûô, àûô. | û, Āàà, 1985–,  àŝàô. Té: ôéŝ : à ôûçô / Jûô éà ; àŝàé  Āàà  û. Déŝçô: Nàŝvé : Vàé Uvéŝ éŝŝ, [2021] | Oà  ûŝé  Féç  Śà-Déŝ éŝŝéŝ ûvéŝàéŝ é Vçééŝ   2018. | çûéŝ ôàçà éééçéŝ à éx. ééŝ: ÇÇN 2021016906 () | ÇÇN 2021016907 (éôô) | ŚN  9780826502261 (àçôvé) | ŚN 9780826502254 (àéàç) | ŚN  9780826502278 (éû) | ŚN 9780826502285 ( ) Śûjéçŝ: ÇŚ: ôéŝ, Jôé ûŝ, 1899–1986—Ççŝ à  ééàô. Çàŝŝçàô: ÇÇ Q7797.635 Z7988 2021 () | ÇÇ Q7797.635  (éôô) | DDÇ 868—ç23 Ç éçô àvààé à ŝ://çç.ôç.ôv/2021016906 Ç éôô éçô àvààé à ŝ://çç.ôç.ôv/2021016907

C o n t e n t s

ôûçô: A Çàŝŝç ô Môé

Part I. A Sîngle Sîgless Self, à pluàl ï: Fîgues

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héWôkŝôàéô héSôàWôk héÇàôàçéôéà

Part II. A pensîve Senîmen: Màeîàls

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éé  ŝ Géàç ôô: ôà à é Méà ô é Sô hé UéŝéWodunî?: Réà à é Dééçé ôé hé à: àô éàà àŝéŝŝô ôŝ ô Eé

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ï n t r o d u c t I o n A Càssîc ôf MôdénîTy

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û à  ûŝ çôŝé ô é éà ô à ôà ôôk  ôéŝ. hé  ôéàzéŝ ô éxàŝéàô é qûéŝô ô é ŝûéç (éô ûà àéàô) à à ô é àé qûéŝ ô é ôŝŝé à ô ôîmossîbleà  éé ô àôûé  é léé àŝ à  ôé-à àéŝ. Môéôé àŝ  é jéŝéŝŝ ô Kàkà   Géà  Pàûé é çû- ûà à ŝôçà ôŝô ô ôéŝ—Aéà— ô àç- àé é àŝk ô  àôû é çôŝàŝ ô ŝ ôçàô  ôŝé éçŝôŝ ûô  à éé à ôû à éà ŝû- à àŝ ààôxçà àŝ  ŝ éxàôà. hŝ ŝ ô ôéŝ’ŝ ôk éçàé é ôŝ ôà çàŝŝç ô à Aéçà éàûé  é çàôç ŝéŝé ô é é (ôŝ- ô  éà ŝôéŝ à çûçûà à ààô à  éŝéçé éééçé  ôé ôŝ ô ŝçôûŝé);  ŝ àŝô ûé ô é àŝŝô à çààçézéŝ é éçéô ô ôéŝ. Réà ôéŝ ŝ à éxééçé à éàéŝ à éŝŝô ô à éà ô éà à ééàéŝ à k ô çôûŝé éŝé ô éé. hé éŝû àé ŝx éàŝ ô çôéà ô ŝ ôk ŝ à ççà ôûç- ô ô  ŝ éô çôçéàé ô éô éçéç àŝ é  ŝà àààŝ é ôç ôé ô é é.  é àké û ôéŝ’ŝ ô ô çôôçàŝç à ûçôà éi- ô ô é é é çà çôŝé à é àŝ éé éà àŝ à “çàŝŝç.” ô  à çàŝŝç ŝ à ôôk à ô “àôûŝ éàŝôŝ ééàôŝ ô é éà  àçàé éô” à à “ ŝ àéŝ éé-  [ŝ] ééàé àà ôôû ké é çôŝôŝ à ôé ô  ééŝŝ ééàôŝ.” ô ŝ éàéŝ ôéŝ  à ô ŝé ŝ éàûé à ô éàûé: à é à à ô ô ôôkŝ qûôàôŝ à ié àŝ ôû é à; à ûéé ààçô ô é àç ô ôŝ à ôŝ ô é àéŝéç ààéé; à çû- ôŝ ô éé ŝûôû ààô éàŝçŝ éàŝ; à à ààé fééçé ô é ôçŝ ô ôû ûà ŝôçééŝ. hôû ŝ ŝ ô à éé àççûàé ŝàé ô àfàŝ àŝ à éxŝ çôàç ŝ éàzé àûôôôûŝ à éŝ ŝô ô à éû- é ôéŝ—àé ôôŝ ô ŝ ôûçô éŝàŝ à éŝé à çôéx àôûé  éôôçà çôŝûçôŝ à ôŝ ô 3 ôé —éŝé éàŝ àé à é çôé ô ŝ àé. ô éà ôéŝ

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éô ôéŝ ŝ ô éô ôû éléçô é àà à éàûé à éàŝ à çéà çôçéô ô  éàûé à çôçééŝ ô à à ô é ô  çôŝé àôûé  é éàŝçà.  à éé é ôéŝà ôk éŝéŝ à éxàôà ŝéàç àŝç à ôéŝ é à ô à à ô ééà- ôŝ éôk ŝôçà éééçéŝ à éàŝ à çôû ô é û- é ô éàç ôé. é ô ŝéé ûé ŝ àçk ô ŝ çôéôàé ô ôié é àŝ à é ŝçôà àô ô é ô à àŝŝôç ô éàûé é ô  é é ô é éé çéû  Aéà àŝ ŝ ôôçà àéŝ à ŝ ô Sàxô àôŝ ô é Mé Aéŝ ô é é àéŝ ôhe housànd ànd One Nîgs àŝ àŝô é éé ô à ôŝ ô ôé: àŝôàôà à àçà àà-àéŝ éàçôç ŝàà éôé éŝ ô çàé é qûéŝô ô é éà àôà éà ŝ (é àûô çôôô éàŝ) ééàzé ééxûà é-ŝ à àŝçéŝ ôéàé ŝkéçŝ à é ôéŝŝ ô à ûéŝà éàûé.  ŝ éé à çôéx ôçéŝŝ ô éçô à é à çààçézéŝ ôéŝ é éà àô ô Wéŝé ŝôé àé é ôé ô é é ô é ééé çéû ô é é ô é éé ŝ  à à éûé. Déŝé ŝ àŝŝûôûŝ éàŝ ô àûké (ô é àŝàé) à Kàkà ( àà) ô éà iûéŝ ô éé ééà ôéŝ ôû i ŝ iàô éŝééé.  é ôû éçôé é éànàào wîou à novel ô é éé çéû  ŝ éçàûŝé ŝ ôéŝ à éôç ô- ô ô ôŝô éôô à ôŝ ûqûé ô é éççô- éà àŝ é àŝ ô ôé é Aô-Aéçà ŝô ŝô à éé ŝçéçé içô. ŝ  ŝ çôŝé ô ŝô ôé-àéà éxŝ à x ééŝ à çôŝûé  é é à àçà çôûŝ àké  ûé ééôŝ û é ûŝ ôçéŝŝ à é éû- çàô ô ŝ ôôkŝ (à éàŝ û é éŝàŝé ôeôôk é ôŝ ôûé ô ŝ çôéé ôkŝ  Sàŝ ûŝé  1974). hŝ ŝô ô é ûçàô ô ŝ ôkŝ ŝ éé çôéx: iŝ éŝôŝ éŝé éôŝ éûçàôŝ  ŝéé éxŝ éàçéŝ à éôûéŝ (ŝôééŝ qûé éçŝé)  féé àéŝ à ŝô