Borges the Unacknowledged Medievalist Old English and Old Norse in His Life and Work
Description
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.
Keywords
Literary CriticismSemiotics & TheorySocial ScienceMedievalAmericanAncient & ClassicalModern20th CenturyLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeAnthropologyCultural & Social
2014Book
Author(s)M. Toswell
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137451293
LanguageEnglish
