Borges: an introduction

by Premat, Julio

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Title Statements

Full title :Borges : an introduction / Julio Premat ; translated by Amanda Murphy.

Summary

"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"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2021

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Vanderbilt University Press
Place of Publication:Nashville, Tennessee
Language:eng
Publication Date:2021

Notes

Originally published in French by Saint-Denis Presses universitaires de Vincennes in 2018.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (168 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780826502285, 0826502288, 9780826502278, 082650227X
oclc:on1256593236
LC Classification:PQ7797.B635
Dewey Decimal:868

Introduction: A classic of modernity -- The works of the hero -- The son at work -- The perspicacity of the blindman -- Driven by his germanic blood : biography and the meaning of story -- The universe, whodunit? Reading and the detective story -- The library : tradition, betrayal, transgression -- Forms of eternity.