Borges and Kafka: Sons and Writers by Sarah Roger (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Borges and Kafka by Sarah Roger Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Sarah Roger investigates Jorge Luis Borgess development as an author in light of Franz Kafkas influence, and in consideration of Borgess 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. Publisher Description Sarah Roger investigates Jorge Luis Borgess development as an author in light of Franz Kafkas influence, and in consideration of Borgess relationship with his father, Jorge Guillermo Borges (Borges père, a failed author). Borges believed that much of Kafkas writing derived from his personal experiences, particularly his relationship with his father. This book looks at how reading Kafka helped Borges mediate and make productive use of his ownrelationship with his father, and it offers a thorough analysis of Borges pères writing, which is supplemented by an appendix that reprints Borges pères poetry for the first time. Borges and Kafkaalso provides extensive analysis of Kafkas presence in Borgess critical writing, his translations, and the stories that he modelled on Kafka. Particular attention is paid to the concepts that Borges identified as Kafkas obsessions: subordination, infinity, and hierarchical relationships, which Borges referred to as the patria potestad. Rogers analysis is accompanied by an annotated bibliography documenting every mention of Kafka in Borgess writing and a list of every Kafka text Borgesread. Kafkas influence is especially evident in the stories where Borges was openly imitating Kafka--La lotería en Babilonia (1941), La biblioteca de Babel (1941), and El Congreso (1971)--but itfeatures throughout Ficciones. Reading Borgess writing in light of his interest in Kafka demonstrates his focus not just on the individuals subordinate place in an infinite hierarchy but also on the repercussions these circumstances had for a struggling author like Borges, who was seeking to define himself through his writing. Author Biography Sarah Roger is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada postdoctoral fellow in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, where she is studying the works of the Argentine-Canadian writer and critic Alberto Manguel. Formerly, she was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh and a Junior Research Fellow at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford.She has a DPhil in Latin American literature and an MPhil in European Literature, both from the University of Oxford. Details ISBN 0198746156 ISBN-13 9780198746157 Title Borges and Kafka Author Sarah Roger Format Hardcover Year 2017 Pages 196 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:140193927; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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