This comparative approach shows how the Platonic viewpoint sheds new light on Borges' essayistic and fictional work. Analyses to which extent his thought is deeply rooted in classical philosophical doctrines.
Borges and Plato: A Game with Shifting Mirrors
β Scribed by Shlomy Mualem
- Publisher
- Vervuert Verlagsgesellschaft
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 248
- Series
- Ediciones de Iberoamericana; 54
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This comparative approach shows how the Platonic viewpoint sheds new light on Borges' essayistic and fictional work. Analyses to which extent his thought is deeply rooted in classical philosophical doctrines.
β¦ Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Table Of Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part One: Philosophical Explorations
Chapter 1. The Ancient Quarrel: Mythos versus Logos
Chapter 2. The Intellectual Instinct: Skepticism and the Quest for Truth
Chapter 3. The Eye of the Soul: In Search of the Idea
Part Two: Literary Discussions
Chapter 4. The Broken Mirror: The Crisis of Artistic Mimesis
Chapter 5. The Guided Dream: The Riddle of Poetic Inspiration
Chapter 6. The Literary Proteus: The Image of the Poet
Chapter 7. The Living Labyrinth: Reading and Writing the Book
Selected Bibliography
Index of Names
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