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Borges and Dante: Echoes of a Literary Friendship
Contributor(s): Nunez-Faraco, Humberto (Author), Nauanez-Faraco, Humberto (Author), Collier, Peter (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0820475173     ISBN-13: 9780820475172
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
OUR PRICE: $47.45  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2006
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European - Italian
- Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
Dewey: 860
LCCN: 2007416257
Series: European Connections
Physical Information: 230 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Italy
Features: Bibliography, Index
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 253
 
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Publisher Description:
This study examines three main aspects of Jorge Luis Borges's reading of Dante Alighieri, namely, poetic language, ethics and love. It attempts to reveal the ways in which Borges's interests in these issues manifested themselves in his appropriation of Dante and gained prominence within his work as a whole, paying particular attention to the years c.1920-c.1960. By developing each aspect in a comparative sequence the work illustrates the way in which these issues developed in Borges's work and, at the same time, provides a general perspective from which the reader can gauge their significance in Dante's thought. By establishing Borges as an ethical writer this book ventures into new and potentially controversial territory. However, even in the better-explored areas of poetic language and love, it presents new aspects of Borges's conception of literary activity and of his treatment of the erotic theme.
 
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