Borges, Second Edition: The Passion of an Endless Quotation

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BORGES, SECOND EDITION SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture ————— Jorge J. E. Gracia and Rosemary Geisdorfer Feal, editors BORGES, SECOND EDITION The Passion of an Endless Quotation LISA BLOCK DE BEHAR Translated by William Egginton with Christopher RayAlexander State University of New York Press Cover art: caricature of Borges by Uruguayan artist Jorge Satut (Montevideo, 1937). Photographed by Daniel Behar. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2014 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production, Laurie D. Searl Marketing, Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Block de Behar, Lisa. [Borges, la pasión de una cita sin fin. English] Borges, the passion of an endless quotation / Lisa Block de Behar ; translated by William Egginton with Christopher RayAlexander. — Second edition. pages cm. — (SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture) Spine title: Borges Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-5031-5 (Hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899–1986—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Quotation in literature . I. Egginton, William, 1969– II. Alexander, Christopher Ray, 1983– III. Title. IV. Title: Borges. PQ7797.B635Z6344213 2014 868'.6209—dc23 2013014428 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...