siempre imaginé que el paraíso sería algún tipo de biblioteca.
it is enough for me to say that if I am rich in anything, it is in perplexities rather than in certainties. a colleague declares from his chair that philosophy is clear and precise understanding: i would definite it as that organization of the essential perplexities of man.
jorge luis borges (1899-1986) was a writer and librarian from buenos aires, argentina. in his early days, he was part of the ultraísmo movement, which sought
- reduce lyric poetry to its primal element, the metaphormetaphor
in the making of speech and language the spirit is continually "sparking" between matter and mind, as it were, playing with this wondrous nominative faculty. behind every abstract expression the... - do away with connective words and phrases
- remove ornament and confessionalism
- condense several images into one
for borges, t.s. eliott.s. eliot
dante and shakespeare divide the world between them. there is no third.
thomas stearns eliot (1888-1965) was a writer of poems, plays, and literary critic. he was born in st. l..., esp. tradition and the individual talenttradition and the individual talent
"tradition and the individual talent" (1919) is an essay by t.s. eliot about literary tradition (accessed here).
, and ezra poundezra pound
ezra pound worked with t.s. eliot to establish modern.
are key figures.
- In "The Library of Babel," Borges thought about an infinite librarylibrary
a library is a collection of books. But Umberto Eco and Nassim Taleb advocate for the antilibrary as well.
. - He was deeply interested in the classicclassic
a classic is a work of art (e.g. a book) that belongs to a canon. A classic is revealed by age, esteem, effect, and complexity.
brenzel
Criterion/Desideratum
Bene... books and classicsclassics
the classics are the study of greek and latin.
, apparently having a complex relationship with homerhomer
omeros was the blind bard who authored iliad and odyssey.
, virgilvirgil
virgil was a roman poet who wrote aeneid. his influences include homer, lucretius, and callimachus.
, and lucretiuslucretius
titus lucretius carus was a roman poet. he believed in epicureanism. he wrote de rerum natura
. - He influenced kafkakafka
kafka was a writer.
, Calvino Private or Broken Links
The page you're looking for is either not available or private!
, Eco Private or Broken Links
The page you're looking for is either not available or private!
, Walcott Private or Broken Links
The page you're looking for is either not available or private!
, michel foucaultmichel foucault
michel foucault was a philosopher who used the technique of genealogy. In technologies of the self, he says
My objective for more than twenty-five years has been to sketch out a history..., Harold Bloom Private or Broken Links
The page you're looking for is either not available or private!
. - In philosophyphilosophy
philosophy happens when friends of wisdom create concepts (socrates; deleuze) discuss (rorty) how to direct their lives (seneca) and dispel misconceptions that hinder them (..., he liked george berkeley Private or Broken Links
The page you're looking for is either not available or private!
and schopenhauerschopenhauer
arthur schopenhauer was a philosopher. he had a tiff with hegel, choosing to have his lectures after hegel, which were well-attended while his own were neglected. schopenhauer incorporated elem... and spinozaspinoza
baruch1 spinoza (1632-1677) was a philosopher who wrote tractatus theologico-politicus and ethica. because he didn't believe in the traditional religion of his time, he was cast out of amsterda....