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A Companion to Jorge Luis Borges (Monografías A)
Steven Boldy
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An introduction to one of Latin America's most important authors. Jorge Luis Borges is one of the key writers of the twentieth century in the context of both Hispanic and world literature. This Companion has been designed for keen readers of Borges whether they approach him in English orSpanish, within or outside a university context. It takes his stories and essays of the forties and fifties, especially Ficciones and El Aleph, to be his most significant works, and organizes its material in consequence. About two thirds of the book analyzes the stories of this period text by text. The ... Read more
An introduction to one of Latin America's most important authors. Jorge Luis Borges is one of the key writers of the twentieth century in the context of both Hispanic and world literature. This Companion has been designed for keen readers of Borges whether they approach him in English orSpanish, within or outside a university context. It takes his stories and essays of the forties and fifties, especially Ficciones and El Aleph, to be his most significant works, and organizes its material in consequence. About two thirds of the book analyzes the stories of this period text by text. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781855662667
SKU
V9781855662667
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99-50
About Steven Boldy
Professor of Latin American Literature, University of Cambridge
Reviews for A Companion to Jorge Luis Borges (Monografías A)
The historical overview introducing the companion is detailed and certainly helpful for further study in contextualizing Borges.
GLASGOW REVIEW OF BOOKS
This will undoubtedly be a book that students will find useful [...] clearly written and informative, in company with the Fishburn and Hughes Dictionary of Borges: it is a worthy addition to the basic critical bibliography on ... Read more
GLASGOW REVIEW OF BOOKS
This will undoubtedly be a book that students will find useful [...] clearly written and informative, in company with the Fishburn and Hughes Dictionary of Borges: it is a worthy addition to the basic critical bibliography on ... Read more