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Borges, between history and eternity /

"That Borges is one of the key figures in twentieth-century literature is beyond debate. The reasons behind this claim, however, are a matter of contention. In Latin America he is read as someone who reorganized the canon, questioned literary hierarchies, and redefined the role of marginal lite...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Díaz, Hernán, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"That Borges is one of the key figures in twentieth-century literature is beyond debate. The reasons behind this claim, however, are a matter of contention. In Latin America he is read as someone who reorganized the canon, questioned literary hierarchies, and redefined the role of marginal literatures. On the other hand, in the rest of the world, most readers (and dictionaries) tend to identify the adjective Borgesian with intricate metaphysical puzzles and labyrinthine speculations of universal reach, completely detached from particular traditions. One reading is context-saturated, while the other is context-deprived. Oddly enough, these institutional and transcendental approaches have not been pitched against each other in a critical way. Borges, between History and Eternity brings these perspectives together by considering key aspects of Borges's work--the reciprocal determinations of politics, philosophy and literature; the simultaneously confining and emancipating nature of language; and the incipient program for a literature of the Americas."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441169099
1441169091
9781283891233
1283891239
9781472543004
1472543009
9781441152923
144115292X