This book examines the relevance of the concepts of space and place to
the work of Jorge Luis Borges. The core of the book is a series of
readings of key Borges texts viewed from the perspective of human
spatiality. Issues that arise include the dichotomy between ‘lived
space’ and abstract mapping, the relevance of a ‘sense of place’
to Borges’s work, the impact of place on identity, the importance of
context to our sense of who we are, the role played by space and place
in the exercise of power, and the ways in which certain of Borges’s
stories invite us to reflect on our ‘place in the universe’. In
the course of this discussion, crucial questions about the
interpretation of the Argentine author’s work are addressed and some
important issues that have largely been overlooked are considered. The
book begins by outlining cross-disciplinary discussions of space and
place and their impact on the study of literature and concludes with a
theoretical reflection on approaches to the issue of space in Borges,
extrapolating points of relevance to the theme of literary spatiality
generally.
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ISBN
9783035302790
Publisert
2018
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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