Jorge Luis Borges by Ilan Stavans
Jorge Luis Borges (1899--1986) is one of the most influential literary figures of the twentieth century. His short stories, poems, essays, and translations explore Argentine mythology, mysticism, philosophical ideas, and myriad other topics. This Very Short Introduction gives an engaging overview of Borges's life and the major themes of his oeuvre. Ilan Stavans places Borges in the context of tango and gaucho literature and follows his transformation into an explorer of time and metaphysical dimensions across cultures. As an inveterate reader of Cervantes, Shakespeare, Flaubert, Coleridge, and The Arabian Nights, Borges has become closely associated with the book as an object of knowledge and of the imagination. Stavans demonstrates how Borges's evolution as a writer allowed him to revolutionize contemporary literature and thought in fundamental ways through such works as Ficciones, Other Inquisitions, and Labyrinths, and shows how his career redefined Latin American as well as global literature.-
Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
-
Economics
-
Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
-
Jung
-
The Brain
-
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
-
The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
-
Game Theory
-
Classics
-
Political Philosophy
-
Literary Theory
-
Psychology
-
The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction
-
Existentialism
-
Marx: A Very Short Introduction
-
Buddhism
-
Forensic Psychology
-
Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
-
The Spanish Civil War
-
Feminism
-
History
-
Classical Mythology
-
Quantum Theory
-
International Relations: A Very Short Introduction
-
Mathematics
-
Freud
-
The History of Medicine
-
The British Empire
-
British Politics: A Very Short Introduction
-
Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
-
Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
-
Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction
-
Foucault: A Very Short Introduction
-
The First World War
-
Nietzsche
-
Islam: A Very Short Introduction
-
The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction
-
Kant
-
Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction
-
Socialism: A Very Short Introduction
-
The Roman Republic
-
Art History: A Very Short Introduction
-
Linguistics
-
The Russian Revolution
-
Hegel
-
Ancient Greece
-
Child Psychology
-
Witchcraft
-
Autism
-
The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories
-
Jewish Literature
-
A Pre-Columbian Bestiary
-
Popol Vuh
-
Tent of Miracles
-
How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish
-
Conversations on Dictionaries
-
What is American Literature?
-
El El Iluminado
-
Latinos in the United States
-
Le foyer de la traduction
-
Borges, the Jew
-
Once@9:53am
-
Collins Q & A: Latino History and Culture
-
Monsters and Miracles A Journey through Jewish Picture Books
-
Bandido
-
Fictional Translations
-
What Remains
-
The Return of Carvajal
-
Selected Translations
-
Mutual Impressions
-
Beisbol
-
Cesar Chavez
-
Border Culture
-
Futbol
-
Mexican-American Cuisine
-
On Self-Translation
-
Spanglish
-
Immigration
-
On Borrowed Words
-
The Hispanic Condition
-
Translation As Home
-
Latina Writers
-
The Secret Recipe
Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College and a consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary. He is the editor of The Oxford Handbook of Latino Studies and author of The Seventh Heaven: Travels Through Jewish Latin America and Borges, the Jew, as well as many other books.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780197761380 |
| ISBN 10 | 0197761380 |
| Title | Jorge Luis Borges |
| Author | Ilan Stavans |
| Series | Very Short Introductions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2025-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |