Talk:Bibliography of Jorge Luis Borges

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[edit] Odd link

A graphical interpretation of J.L. Borges The Book of Imaginary Beings: What, if anything, does this have to do with the Borges bibliography? It does not appear to contain any bibliographical information. I figured I'd give someone a chance to explain before I remove it, in case I'm missing something. - Jmabel | Talk 00:02, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Works about Borges

I propose a section of works about Borges. I know there are a number of them, but don't actually read them much. Still, here are some cites. (See http://www.themodernword.com/borges/borges_crit_gen1.html for more)

  • The Narrow Act (subtitle) Borges' Art of Allusion, Ronald Christ, preface by Jorge Luis Borges, New York University Press, 1969 (out of print; 1995 edition from Lumen Press still available)
  • Jorge Luis Borges: Sources and Illumination, Giovanna de Garayalde, Octagon Press, 1978
  • Signs of Borges, Sylvia Molloy, translated by Oscar Montero, Duke University Press, 1993

Comments, objections? --Munge 06:59, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

There are probably a hundred or more works about Borges. I don't necessarily object, but a mere listing will be just that: a listing. What is encyclopedic about that? -- Jmabel | Talk 02:36, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Confusion

This now says "Stories are listed by the collection in which they first appeared in English", but clearly the publication information and dates is for Spanish-language publication. For example, Garden of Forking Paths is listed as 1941; even its title story was not translated into English for two decades after that. - Jmabel | Talk

17:59, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
It's been four weeks, this is not fixed, I am removing the statement I believe to be mistaken. - Jmabel | Talk 22:05, 3 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Errors

Some dates don't jive. "El Sur" is listed as 1941 and 1944 on the main Borges page. This one lists it as being part of Ficciones (it was) but not being published for the first time until 1953. We need some clarification at the very least.Wuapinmon (talk) 21:02, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I figured it out. Although "El sur" is now located in Ficciones, its inclusion didn't happen until 1956, according to the Borges Center's Bibliography. It was first published in 1953 in Sur.

La Nación. 2a secc. Bs.As., 08/02/1953.

BORGES, JORGE LUIS: "El sur". pág. 1. Ficc 1956, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, etc. - AntPer 1961 [1]Wuapinmon (talk) 21:57, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ficciones

Has anyone suggested that the title may have something to do with Hans {"as if") Vaihinger's concept of Fictions? Jagdfeld (talk) 15:55, 10 April 2008 (UTC)