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Borges, Swedenborg and Mysticism

William Rowlandson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

X, 264 Seiten

2013
Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-3-0343-0811-3 (ISBN)

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Jorge Luis Borges was profoundly interested in the traditions of mysticism, especially the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). This book examines the relationship between Borges' own mystical experiences and his appraisal of Swedenborg and other mystics, as well as his engagement with scholarly writings on and responses to mysticism by figures such as William James and Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Jorge Luis Borges was profoundly interested in the ill-defined and shape-shifting traditions of mysticism. However, previous studies of Borges have not focused on the writer's close interest in mysticism and mystical texts, especially in the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). This book examines the relationship between Borges' own recorded mystical experiences and his appraisal of Swedenborg and other mystics. It asks the essential question of whether Borges was a mystic by analysing his writings, including short stories, essays, poems and interviews, alongside scholarly writings on mysticism by figures such as William James. The book locates Borges within the scholarship of mysticism by evaluating his many assertions and suggestions as to what is or is not a mystic and, in so doing, analyses the influence of James and Ralph Waldo Emerson on Borges' reading of Swedenborg and mysticism. The author argues further that Swedenborg constitutes a far richer presence in Borges' work than scholarship has hitherto acknowledged, and assesses the presence of Swedenborg in Borges' aesthetics, ethics and poetics.

William Rowlandson is Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies at the University of Kent.

Contents: The tension between scepticism and religious feeling in Borges - Borges' reading of Dante and Swedenborg - Was Borges a mystic, and does it matter? - William James and Borges as a scholar of mysticism - The influence of Swedenborg on Borges - Borges and Jung.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.2.2013
Reihe/Serie	Hispanic Studies: Culture and Ideas ; 50
Mitarbeit	Herausgeber (Serie): Claudio Canaparo
Verlagsort	Bern
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 225 mm
Gewicht	410 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Romanistik
	Sozialwissenschaften
Schlagworte	Aesthetics • Borges • Canaparo • Claudio • ethics • Mysticism • Poetics • rowlandson • Swedenborg • William
ISBN-10	3-0343-0811-6 / 3034308116
ISBN-13	978-3-0343-0811-3 / 9783034308113
Zustand	Neuware