Borges on Poetry and Art

Author: Borges
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: In this collection of speeches titled Borges on Poetry and Art, as its editor Mikhail Bakhtin has said, "Borges engages in dialogue with writers and texts across the ages, and these subjects, even when repeatedly discussed, remain endlessly fascinating. They include Homer's epics, Virgil, Beowulf, the Icelandic collection One Thousand and One Nights, the Quran, the Bible, Rabelais, Cervantes, Shakespeare, detergent soap, Heine, Edgar Allan Poe, Stevenson, Whitman, Joyce, and of course himself." From this, it is clear that this is a comprehensive and insightful collection that draws on a wide range of literary phenomena from ancient to modern times. The writing throughout is humorous, accessible, and engaging, as if one is basking in a gentle breeze. Therefore, we consider this a good book.