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Daniel Balderston
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1 Introduction: History, Politics, and Literature in Borges 1
- 2 Menard and His Contemporaries: The Arms and Letters Debate 18
- 3 The "Labyrinth of Trenches without Any Plan" in "El jardin de senderos que se bifurcan" 39
- 4- Prague, March 1939: Recovering the Historicity of "El milagro secreto" 56
- 5 Cryptogram and Scripture: Losing Count in "La escritura del dios" 69
- 6 Going Native: Beyond Civilization and Savagery in "Historia del guerrero y de la cautiva" 81
- 7 On the Threshold of Otherness: British India in "£1 hombre en el umbra!" 98
- 8 Behind Closed Doors: The Guayaquil Meeting and the Silences of History 115
- 9 Conclusion 132
- Notes 139
- Works Cited 185
- Index 205
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1 Introduction: History, Politics, and Literature in Borges 1
- 2 Menard and His Contemporaries: The Arms and Letters Debate 18
- 3 The "Labyrinth of Trenches without Any Plan" in "El jardin de senderos que se bifurcan" 39
- 4- Prague, March 1939: Recovering the Historicity of "El milagro secreto" 56
- 5 Cryptogram and Scripture: Losing Count in "La escritura del dios" 69
- 6 Going Native: Beyond Civilization and Savagery in "Historia del guerrero y de la cautiva" 81
- 7 On the Threshold of Otherness: British India in "£1 hombre en el umbra!" 98
- 8 Behind Closed Doors: The Guayaquil Meeting and the Silences of History 115
- 9 Conclusion 132
- Notes 139
- Works Cited 185
- Index 205
