Borges crítico

Buenos Aires: Fondo de Cultura Económica de Argentina (Tierra firme), 2007. First Edition. Paperback. 195p., wrps. New. Item #31568
ISBN: 9789505577118

"Borges crítico" provides a detailed analysis of Borges' essays on literature, written for periodicals such as "Sur" and "El hogar". Author Sergio Pastormerio specifically discusses the distinction between “crítica universitaria” and “crítica de escritor”; the role of literary criticism, its pretensions and limitations; and above all, Borges’ place in the canon. Contents include: "¿Borges crítico?", "La imagen del sacerdote", "Los textos del ateo", "La figura del supersticio", "El irrevente reverenciado", "Por un misterio razonable" and "Una crítica del gusto"

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