BORGES'S JEWISH UNCANNY AND THE PSYCHOANALYTIC OTHER: USES OF PARANOIA IN "LA MUERTE Y LA BRÚJULA''.

The article explores the works of Argentine short-story writer, essayist and poet Jorge Luis Borges that focus on the topics of Jewishness, Judaism and Jews. It cites the short story "La muerte y la brújula" which was written during the period when the corporatist nationalism of Argentina has advoca...

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Publicado en:Chasqui (01458973) Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 59 - 73
Autor principal: Shullenberger, Geoffrey
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Chasqui nov2013
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Sumario:The article explores the works of Argentine short-story writer, essayist and poet Jorge Luis Borges that focus on the topics of Jewishness, Judaism and Jews. It cites the short story "La muerte y la brújula" which was written during the period when the corporatist nationalism of Argentina has advocated the proliferation of foreign fantasies and the plots that opposed national sovereignty. The association between the works of Borges and Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud is also mentioned.