Borges the Unacknowledged Medievalist: Old English and Old Norse in His Life and Work

by M.J. Toswell

Book Overview

The Argentinian writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was many things during his life, but what has gone largely unnoticed is that he was a medievalist, and his interest in Germanic medievalism was pervasive throughout his work. This study will consider the medieval elements in Borges creative work and shed new light on his poetry.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137451297
• ISBN13: 9781137451293
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 109 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"