Borges and the Kaballah : and other essays on his fiction and poetry
This volume brings together a collection of essays on Borges by leading scholar Jaime Alazraki. Together the essays constitute an introduction to important aspects of Borges' oeuvre, including the influence of the Kabbalah, structure and style in the fiction, Borges' poetry, and Borges' impact on Latin American literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 volume
9780521306843, 0521306841
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Part I. Borges and the Kabbalah: 1. Introduction; 2. Borges and the Kabbalah; 3. Kabbalistic traits in Borges' narratives; 4. Appendix to Part I: 'The Kabbalah', by Jorge Luis Borges; Part II. Fiction: 5. Structure as meaning in 'The South'; 6. Borges, or style as an invisible worker; 7. The making of a style: a universal history of infamy; Part III. Poetry: 8. Outside and inside the mirror in Borges' poetry; 9. Enumerations as evocations: on the use of a device in Borges' late poetry; 10. Language as a musical organism: Borges' later poetry; Part IV. Essays and Other Questions: 11. Oxymoronic structure in Borges' essays; 12. Borges and the new Latin American novel; 13. Borges' modernism and the new critical idiom; Epilogue: On Borges' death; Index.
Includes index