Hernan Diaz

Borges, between History and Eternity

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That Borges is one of the key figures in 20th-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 instituti… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4411-5292-3
EAN: 9781441152923
Produktnummer: 14494238
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 208 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 315 KB

Über den Autor

Hernan Diaz is Managing Editor of Revista Hispánica Moderna and Associate Director of the Hispanic Institute at Columbia University, USA. Formerly he has been a professor at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the State University of New York (Albany), USA.