Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Shadow Plays 5
6. 2 Textual Rubrications 26
7. 3 Fragments and Greeds 40
8. 4 Postulating a Reality, Selecting a Reality 58
9. 5 Converting the Simulacrum 77
10. 6 Pleasure and Perplexity 95
11. 7 The Buried Foundation 112
12. Abbreviations of Works by Borges Cited in the Text 131
13. Notes 133
14. Index 139