Jorge Luis Borges in Context

Robin Fiddian (University of Oxford)

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Cambridge University Press
24 February 2022

Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary reference works; Hispanic & Latino studies

Series: Literature in Context

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.

Edited by: Robin Fiddian (University of Oxford)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781108456050
ISBN 10: 1108456057
Series: Literature in Context
Pages: 307
Publication Date: 24 February 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robin Fiddian is Emeritus Fellow at Wadham College, University of Oxford and the author of eight books and over fifty articles. The majority of his publications are on topics in Spanish American literature, including the novels of Fernando del Paso (2000) and the short fictions of Gabriel García Márquez (2007). His most recent book is Postcolonial Borges: Argument and Artistry (2017).