Read locates both the work of Jorge Luis Borges and Western ideas on language in their historical context. He reviews the theoretically diverse critical approaches to Borges's work, including both those that collude with the texts and others that are hostile to the Argentinian writer, and argues that all are inadequate for understanding Borges. He maintains that the modern subject is now characterized by narcissism associated with philosophical skepticism.
| ISBN: | 9780807892466 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 1992 |
| Author: | Malcolm K Read |
| Publisher: | UNC Department of Romance Studies an imprint of The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 152 pages |
| Series: | North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literary companions, book reviews and guides Literary studies: general |