Jorge Luis Borges in Context (Paperback, New Ed)

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) is Argentina's most celebrated author. This volume brings together for the first time the numerous contexts in which he lived and worked; from the history of the Borges family and that of modern Argentina, through two world wars, to events including the Cuban Revolution, military dictatorship, and the Falklands War. Borges' distinctive responses to the Western tradition, Cervantes and Shakespeare, Kafka, and the European avant garde are explored, along with his appraisals of Sarmiento, gauchesque literature and other strands of the Argentine cultural tradition. Borges' polemical stance on Catholic integralism in early twentieth-century Argentina is accounted for, whilst chapters on Buddhism, Judaism and landmarks of Persian literature illustrate Borges's engagement with the East. Finally, his legacy is visible in the literatures of the Americas, in European countries such as Italy and Portugal, and in the novels of J. M. Coetzee, representing the Global South.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Literature in Context
Release date:	February 2022
Editors:	Robin Fiddian
Dimensions:	227 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	307
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-45605-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-108-45605-7
Barcode:	9781108456050

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