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dayface's review against another edition
3.0
Notes: my favourite essays were:
Ultra Manifesto - a few words to live by, wonderfully profound in places (and juvenile in others - they were young when they composed it),
Joyce's Ulysses - a fascinating insight into his insight of the classic's labyrinthine nature.
An Investigation of the Word - brilliant deconstruction of the the perceptual and cognitive interpretation of text we do rapidly when reading.
The Art of Verbal Abuse - how to insult effectively and intelligently. Just rather funny in places. Though, I'd rather learn to not abuse at all.
On Metaphor - his opinions on metaphorical tropes, allegorical pitfalls. Some real words of wisdom for writers, here. I agree emphatically.
Both of the essays on translation - how the minutia of semantic re-interpretation can affect understanding; and a breakdown on Homer.
Kafka and His Precursors - read it twenty times, now - it's brilliant, particularly the closing sentiments.
The Detective Story - discussing Poe and his innovations and his intelligent designs, particularly with Arthur Gordon Pym and The Raven.
When Fiction Lives in Fiction - a think piece on matryoshka narrative - nested stories and infinite games. Ludological. All has been done before!
Ultra Manifesto - a few words to live by, wonderfully profound in places (and juvenile in others - they were young when they composed it),
Joyce's Ulysses - a fascinating insight into his insight of the classic's labyrinthine nature.
An Investigation of the Word - brilliant deconstruction of the the perceptual and cognitive interpretation of text we do rapidly when reading.
The Art of Verbal Abuse - how to insult effectively and intelligently. Just rather funny in places. Though, I'd rather learn to not abuse at all.
On Metaphor - his opinions on metaphorical tropes, allegorical pitfalls. Some real words of wisdom for writers, here. I agree emphatically.
Both of the essays on translation - how the minutia of semantic re-interpretation can affect understanding; and a breakdown on Homer.
Kafka and His Precursors - read it twenty times, now - it's brilliant, particularly the closing sentiments.
The Detective Story - discussing Poe and his innovations and his intelligent designs, particularly with Arthur Gordon Pym and The Raven.
When Fiction Lives in Fiction - a think piece on matryoshka narrative - nested stories and infinite games. Ludological. All has been done before!
ahjmills's review against another edition
2.0
Decent, wouldn't read again though. Some parts completely went over my head, but it did make me admire Borges even more for how well read and diversified he was.
cblueweaver's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Borges's aesthetics, politics, and criticism are a mixed bag for me. Always interesting, but not always good.
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