Borges the Unacknowledged Medievalist [electronic resource] : Old English and Old Norse in His Life and Work /
Toswell, M.author.
The Argentinian writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was many things during his life, but what has gone largely unnoticed is that he was a medievalist, and his interest in Germanic medievalism was pervasive throughout his work. This study will consider the medieval elements in Borges creative work and shed new light on his poetry.
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Cover ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction                     ; 2 The Germanic Medievalism of Borges' Life                                                 ; 3 Borges the Poet                        ; 4 Borges the Scholar and Writer                                      ; 5 Borges the Fabulist                            ; 6 Borges' Medievalism                            ; Bibliography                   ; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Argentinian writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was many things during his life, but what has gone largely unnoticed is that he was a medievalist, and his interest in Germanic medievalism was pervasive throughout his work. This study will consider the medieval elements in Borges creative work and shed new light on his poetry.
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986
Literature-Philosophy.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Literature, Medieval.
America-Literatures.
Classical literature.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Medieval Literature.
North American Literature.
Classical and Antique Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.