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Postcolonial Borges: Argument and Artistry
Robin W. Fiddian
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Description for Postcolonial Borges: Argument and Artistry
Hardback. Postcolonial Borges is the first systematic account of geo-political and postcolonial themes in the writings of Borges, from the poetry and essays of the 1920s to his later works and collections. This book shows how Borges's political and artistic temperament mark him out as a postcolonial intellectual and creative writer who is sui generis. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSK. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Postcolonial Borges is the first systematic account of geo-political and postcolonial themes in a range of writings by Borges, from the poetry and essays of the 1920s, through the prose and poetry of the middle years (the 40s, 50s, and 60s), to the stories of El informe de Brodie and the poems of La cifra and other later collections. Robin Fiddian analyses the development of a postcolonial sensibility in works such as 'Mythical Founding of Buenos Aires', 'Tloen, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius', 'Theme of the Traitor and the Hero', and 'Brodie's Report'. He examines Borges's treatment of national and regional ... Read more
Postcolonial Borges is the first systematic account of geo-political and postcolonial themes in a range of writings by Borges, from the poetry and essays of the 1920s, through the prose and poetry of the middle years (the 40s, 50s, and 60s), to the stories of El informe de Brodie and the poems of La cifra and other later collections. Robin Fiddian analyses the development of a postcolonial sensibility in works such as 'Mythical Founding of Buenos Aires', 'Tloen, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius', 'Theme of the Traitor and the Hero', and 'Brodie's Report'. He examines Borges's treatment of national and regional ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198794714
SKU
V9780198794714
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About Robin W. Fiddian
Robin Fiddian graduated with a Master's degree and a Doctorate from Edinburgh University. He is Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College Oxford, having held the post of Tutorial Fellow in Spanish there from 1990 to 2015. Previously Robin Fiddian taught at University of Strathclyde, University College, Galway, Republic of Ireland, and University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He was Visiting Professor at ... Read more
Reviews for Postcolonial Borges: Argument and Artistry
An indispensable study, Postcolonial Borges allows us to (re-)encounter a writer sharply attuned to the vexed colonial legacies and geopolitical issues of his time, a contradictory figure whose aesthetic development was marked by a shift from youthful political activism to a detached conservative leaning.
Patricia Novillo-Corvalan, Modern Language Review
Patricia Novillo-Corvalan, Modern Language Review