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Regarded by many as one of the best critical books on Borges.

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"I can think of no other scholar of Latin American literature who enjoys and amply deserves the reputation of Sylvia Molloy. She is a brilliant reader and an elegant writer, the one scholar who makes Borges accessible without making him simple."—Doris Sommer, Amherst College

Table of Contents
Preface ix
Introduction 1
1. Shadow Plays 5
2. Textual Rubrications 26
3. Fragments and Greeks 40
4. Postulating a Reality, Selecting a Reality 58
5. Converting the Simulacrum 77
6. Pleasure and Perplexity 95
7. The Buried Foundation 112
Abbreviations 131
Notes 133
Index 139

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      Publisher: Duke University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/11/1993
      ISBN13: 9780822314202, 978-0822314202
      ISBN10: 0822314207

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Regarded by many as one of the best critical books on Borges.

      Trade Review
      "I can think of no other scholar of Latin American literature who enjoys and amply deserves the reputation of Sylvia Molloy. She is a brilliant reader and an elegant writer, the one scholar who makes Borges accessible without making him simple."—Doris Sommer, Amherst College

      Table of Contents
      Preface ix
      Introduction 1
      1. Shadow Plays 5
      2. Textual Rubrications 26
      3. Fragments and Greeks 40
      4. Postulating a Reality, Selecting a Reality 58
      5. Converting the Simulacrum 77
      6. Pleasure and Perplexity 95
      7. The Buried Foundation 112
      Abbreviations 131
      Notes 133
      Index 139

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