Jorge Luis Borges ; edited by Calin-Andrei Mihailescu.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cambridge, Mass. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Harvard University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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154 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
20 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
The Charles Eliot Norton lectures ;
Volume Designation
1967-1968
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. The Riddle of Poetry -- 2. The Metaphor -- 3. The Telling of the Tale -- 4. Word-Music and Translation -- 5. Thought and Poetry -- 6. A Poet's Creed -- Of This and That Versatile Craft / Calin-Andrei Mihailescu.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Though his avowed topic is poetry, Borges explores subjects ranging from prose forms (especially the novel), literary history, and translation theory to philosophical aspects of literature in particular and communication in general. Probably the best-read citizen of the globe in his day, he draws on a wealth of examples from literature in modern and medieval English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, and Chinese, speaking with characteristic eloquence on Plato, the Norse Kenningar, Byron, Poe, Chesterton, Joyce, and Frost, as well as on translations of Homer, the Bible, and the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam."--Jacket.