Borges the Unacknowledged Medievalist - Old English and Old Norse in His Life and Work

Zusatztext "For scholars of medieval studies who have yet to read Borges! Toswell's analysis of how Borges used (and! in a sense! lived) medievalism will serve as a sustained and earnest argument for why you should do so immediately." - Medievally Speaking Informationen zum Autor M.J. Toswell is a Professor of English at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Klappentext The Argentinian writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was many things during his life, but what has gone largely unnoticed is that he was a medievalist, and his interest in Germanic medievalism was pervasive throughout his work. This study will consider the medieval elements in Borges creative work and shed new light on his poetry. Zusammenfassung The Argentinian writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was many things during his life! but what has gone largely unnoticed is that he was a medievalist! and his interest in Germanic medievalism was pervasive throughout his work. This study will consider the medieval elements in Borges creative work and shed new light on his poetry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Germanic Medievalism of Borges' Life 2. Borges the Poet 3. Borges the Scholar and Writer 4. Borges the Fabulist 5. Borges' Medievalism Bibliography

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Introduction 1. The Germanic Medievalism of Borges' Life 2. Borges the Poet 3. Borges the Scholar and Writer 4. Borges the Fabulist 5. Borges' Medievalism Bibliography

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"For scholars of medieval studies who have yet to read Borges, Toswell's analysis of how Borges used (and, in a sense, lived) medievalism will serve as a sustained and earnest argument for why you should do so immediately." - Medievally Speaking

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• Authors: M Toswell, M. Toswell, M. J. Toswell, M.J. Toswell
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2014
• EAN: 9781137451293
• ISBN: 978-1-137-45129-3
• No. of pages: 125
• Series: The New Middle Ages; The New Middle Ages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; C, Cultural Studies, Cultural Theory, Literature: history & criticism, Literary theory, Culture—Study and teaching, Literature, Modern—20th century, Twentieth-Century Literature, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval, Classical literature, Classical and Antique Literature, Palgrave Literature Collection, Literature—Philosophy, America—Literatures, North American Literature, Medieval Literature, Literature, Medieval, Medieval Literature;poet;poetry