Borges and the Norse model: the life of the sword

Authors

  • Livio Santoro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/2280-4110/10849

Keywords:

Norse literature, Jorge Luis Borges, Snorri Sturluson, Kennigar

Abstract

This article aims to highlight the Norse influence in the Borgesian stories "The Encounter" and "Juan Muraña". In particular, the analysis focused on the metaphorical use of objects and on their becoming subjects themselves who develop a feeling of complete indifference towards the existence of human beings.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Pagine Inattuali numero 1, America latina e Occidente tra filosofia e letteratura

Downloads

Published

2012-06-06

How to Cite

Santoro, L. (2012). Borges and the Norse model: the life of the sword. Pagine Inattuali, (1), 193–210. https://doi.org/10.6093/2280-4110/10849

Issue

No. 1 (2012): Latin America and the West between philosophy and literature

Section

Articoli

License

Pagine Inattuali is published with open access, to ensure the widest possible diffusion and circulation of knowledge examined by the scientific community.

All published material is distributed under the "Creative Commons - Attribuzione" (CC-BY 4.0).

With the CC-BY license, the authors retain the copyright on their contributions, however guaranteeing anyone the possibility of downloading, reusing, reprinting and distributing the published materials, with the sole condition that the author and the original location are correctly cited publication.