The detective short stories by Jorge Luis Borges: canon and marginality

Authors

  • Andréa Lúcia Padrão Ângelo UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/gragoata.v12i22.33202

Keywords:

Borges, Canon, Transgression, De¬tective story

Abstract

The work of Jorge Luis Borges had a decisive influence on the profile of the 20th century, espe­cially concerning the literary world. An acclaimed writer, he revealed an undeniable preference for marginal literature, for text outside the canonic traditions. The present work focuses on two tales by Borges that belong to a genre still considered “minor,” the detective story. Also, it shows how these narratives appear tied to concerns that go beyond the genre, encompassing some usual elements of the Borgian universe such as philo­sophy, theology, mysticism, myth, metaphysics, and history.

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Author Biography

Andréa Lúcia Padrão Ângelo, UFSC

Professora do Colégio de Aplicação da UFSC fez Doutorado em Literatura (2006), área de concentração Teoria Literária, na UFSC. Publicações recentes: Alguns aspectos teológicos em Borges. “La casa de Asterión”: uma leitura. Anais do II Simpósio Internacional sobre religiões, religiosidades e culturas, Universidade Fede­ral da Grande Dourados (2006). Manifestações bíblicas em três contos de Jorge Luis Borges. Anais do X Congresso Internacional da Abralic. UERJ (2006). Borges e o conto policial: “Abenjacán el Bojarí, muerto em su laberinto”. Revista Interletras. UNIGRAN-MS (2006).

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Published

2007-06-30

How to Cite

Ângelo, A. L. P. (2007). The detective short stories by Jorge Luis Borges: canon and marginality. Gragoatá, 12(22). https://doi.org/10.22409/gragoata.v12i22.33202

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 22 (2007): Latin-American relations: language and literature

Section

Literature Articles

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