| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 180 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford modern languages and literature monographs |
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Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
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| Contents |
Biographical predecessors and literary precursors -- Borges père and Borges fils -- Reading, translating, and writing about Kafka -- Emulating Kafka in Babylon and Babel -- Kafkian fictions -- The Congress of the World -- Writing about Kafka, writing about writing -- Annotated bibliography : works by Borges that mention Kafka -- Appendix I : works by Kafka that Borges read -- Appendix II : Jorge Guillermo Borge's poetry |
| Summary |
Sarah Roger investigates Jorge Luis Borges's development as an author in light of Franz Kafka's influence, and in consideration of Borges's relationship with his father, a failed author. She explores how reading Kafka helped Borges mediate and make productive use of his own relationship with his father |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-175) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986 -- Family
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Borges, Jorge G. (Jorge Guillermo), 1874-1938 -- Influence
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Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 -- Influence
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Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986 fast |
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Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 fast |
| Subject |
Families
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0191063185 |
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9780191063183 |
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9780191808791 |
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0191808792 |
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