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Borges' Esoteric Library [Hardcover]

Didier T. Jaen (Author)


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February 1, 1992 0819184446 978-0819184443
Borges' use of allusion to esoteric and metaphysical doctrines is foundation for his renovation to fiction toward metafiction. Contents: Borges and the Esoteric Tradition; The Esoteric; The Fantastic, and Borges' Metafiction; Borges' Art: Metaphysics as Metafiction; The Loss of the Self; The Loss of Reality; The Loss of Time; The Loss of Words; The Loss of Salvation; "Tion, Upbar, Orbis Tertius" and The Esoteric Tradition; in Place of Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Didier T. Jaen is Professor of Spanish at the University of California, Davis.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 254 pages
  • Publisher: University Press Of America (February 1, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0819184446
  • ISBN-13: 978-0819184443
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,896,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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