The writer Jorge Luis Borges He is one of the most prominent Argentine authors of universal literature and is known in this literary world for his magnificent stories. Have two steps clearly differentiated in their literary stage: the first of them is associated with the ultraist aesthetics and the second to the more intimate and concentrated poetry.
In her ultraist stage, which largely coincided with the years he lived in Spain, intended to "unrest art", eliminating any element that would threaten the purity of expression. If you want to read something of his from this literary stage, you can choose between three of his works: «Fervor of Buenos Aires» (1923). "Moon in front" (1925) and "San Martín Notebook" (1929).
In this article, we carry out a brief analysis of the work "Stories", outstanding work in his literary career.
"Stories"
The stories of Jorge Luis Borges are often certain variations of the same Topics: the man's identity, its final destination, There, the eternity or infinite, the enigma of universe and death.
Asterion's house
In his tale of "The Aleph", Borges recreates the legend of the Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man who, according to mythology, lived locked in the labyrinth until Theseus killed him. Borges's purpose is to convey all the absurdity that pertains to existence and the anguish, always viewed from the most skeptical side, of a man who walks lost and disoriented, unable to penetrate his destiny or even govern it.
The Postponed Witcher
Here we talk about the narration that belongs to "Universal History of Infamy". This story, which addresses the theme of time, is a recreation of one of the best-known stories of medieval work "Count Lucanor"by don Juan Manuel.
This book is a collection of short stories written by the author, the first of which is published in 1935. They were published separately in the "Critical Diary" between 1933 and 1934.
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