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"Following a review of the corpus of literary critique about Borges, this thesis questions the limited space that has been given to the analysis of aspects related to Italian elements and concerns in his work, despite the fact that Dante is one of authors he studied the most in his life, he lived in an eminently Italian neighborhood, he was actively connected to networks of Italian intellectuals and received from Italians (directly or indirectly) a greater number of literary prizes than from any other country, among other things.What aspects of Italian popular culture and/or readings were absorbed in Borges' work and which were rejected? What where the reasons for his acceptances and/or rejections and how did it vary through Borges' different creative periods? Why did Borges have such a positive and unprecedented historical impact on a full generation of writers and scholars in Italy? How did the literary critique, reception and links with Italy affect Borges' career and his literary production? How was Borges' most memorable style and most praised production linked to Dante? What smokescreens or real motives have there been that have diverted the attention of critics away from these important Italian issues?This thesis aims not only to find answers to these and other fundamental questions, but also to start constructing a wide scope organic analysis about themes pertaining to Italy and Italian studies, hitherto surprisingly little explored in Borges. The first part of the thesis traces the Italian background of Borges, both of the popular culture that surrounded him in the Italian neighborhood of Palermo during his childhood and youth, as well as his Italian literary readings and changing interests at different periods of his career. The second chapter focuses on the impact that Borges had over Italy: the enormous influence he had on an entire generation of writers and the unprecedented chain of awards that Italy bestowed him. These events unusually combined the academic, cultural, political and mediatic spheres. This in turn had a quite positive, and direct impact on Borges' career. The third chapter traces the importance as well as the assimilation and applicability that certain Italian readings found in Borges' work. The prolonged study of Dante Alighieri, that started within a group including (but not limited to) Alfonso Reyes, and the stylist Amado Alonso, intervened in particular in the consolidation of Borges' more mature style.This thesis argues from textual evidence that some of the most emblematic stylistic features of Borges originate from creative reflections on Dantesque topics or stylistic traits; that some of Borges' most recognized works were written in periods of particularly intensive study of Italian themes; that Borges was sensitive and reactive to the highly favorable Italian critique and reception, and he maintained contact and a symbiotic relationship with a specific network of Italian intellectuals. Opening up the general literary criticism to certain Italian aspects can unfold enriching and new possibilities of interpretation and research in Borgesian studies.Key-words: Jorge Luis Borges, Italian Studies, Dante Alighieri, Literary Style, Classics, Literary Awards, Italian Popular Culture, Argentine, Lunfardo." --

Poesía sobre temas existenciales del hombre. ¿Cuántos significados puede tener la expresión "golpe en la sombra." La interpretación puede ir desde un atraco nocturno de típica película de acción hasta una novela dramática en la que el argumento sea, por ejemplo, la traición. Pero eso, desde el punto de vista epistémico, no es más que simple polisemia, juego de preceptiva literaria, y lo poesía es otra cosa. De ello que toda oscuridad no sea más que la búsqueda, por parte del poeta, de una luz trascendente que solo alcanzan aquellos que, en conjunto, el poeta y sus conjurados, la procuran. RESEÑA La poesía no es un acto multitudinario, sino un acto de redención grupal. Alejandro Fonseca hace mucho tiempo descubrió ese secreto. Ya sabe que la poesía no es el mundo, sino, su mundo. Mundo que por muy oscuro, cerrado que parezca para otros, para él, y para sus cercanos, es diafanidad, complicidad y disfrute. Manuel Vázquez Portal Escritor, periodista y poeta

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