Games of Inheritance
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Games of Inheritance
Kabbalah, Tradition, and Authorship in Jorge Luis Borges
Lewis, Yitzhak
Rutgers University Press
05/2025
236
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9781978843967
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Game of Inheritance
The Judaic
From Kabbalah to Tradition (the Structure of the Argument)
Methodological Notes
Section I: Kabbalah
Chapter 1: Kabbalistic Stories
Kabbalistic Methodologies
Encountering Scholem
Chapter 2: The Ideal Author
A Vindication of the Author
What is an Author?
Another Creation Story
Cabal and Complot
A Comment on Literature and Conspiracy
Chapter 3: The Ideal Reader
Borges' Parable of the Cave
The Narrator and the Kabbalist
Kabbalah and Tradition
Section II: Tradition
Chapter 4: The Trouble with Tradition
Literary Tradition
Jewish Tradition
National Tradition
Tradition in the Historical Sense
The Postwar Question of Tradition
Chapter 5: What is Jewish Tradition?
First Rejection: The Essential
Second Rejection: The Original
Third Rejection: The Rupture
The Departure from Tradition
Veblen, An Imbalanced Analogy
Veblen, An Evolving Analogy
Chapter 6: Tradition and Local Color
Between Jewish and Israeli Literature
"The Memory of Israel is in Agnon"
Between Tradition and Local Color
Bring on the Camels
Section III: Authorship
Chapter 7: Authorship and its Metaphors
Hasidism
The Sphere of In-Between
Kafka and his Precursors
A New Metaphor for Authorship
Conclusion: Borges and his Kafkaesque Precursors
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction: A Game of Inheritance 1
The Judaic 4
From Kabbalah to Tradition (the Structure of the Argument) 7
Methodological Notes 10
Part I Kabbalah
1 Kabbalistic Stories 15
Kabbalistic Methodologies 17
Encountering Scholem 22
2 The Ideal Author 29
A Vindication of the Author 31
What is an Author? 33
Another Creation Story 37
Cabal and Complot 39
A Comment on Literature
and Conspiracy 42
3 The Ideal Reader 51
Borges's Parable of the Cave 54
The Narrator and the Kabbalist 59
Kabbalah and Tradition 68
Part II Tradition
4 The Trouble
with Tradition 73
Literary Tradition 75
Jewish Tradition 78
National Tradition 79
Tradition in the Historical Sense 82
The Postwar Question of Tradition 87
5 What Is Jewish Tradition? 91
First Rejection: The Essential 93
Second Rejection: The Original 95
Third Rejection: The Rupture 96
The Departure from Tradition 98
Veblen, an Imbalanced Analogy 104
Veblen, an Evolving Analogy 108
6 Tradition and Local Color 113
Between Jewish and Israeli Literature
115
"The Memory of Israel Is in Agnon" 118
Between Tradition and Local Color 123
Bring on the Camels 126
Part III Authorship
7 Authorship and Its Metaphors
135
Hasidism 138
The Sphere of In-Between
142
Kafka and His Precursors 144
A New Metaphor
for Authorship 148
Conclusion: Borges and His Kafkaesque Precursors 155
A Sidenote on Another Precursor 157
Jewish Literature
after
Borges 158
Notes 161
Bibliography 195
Index 000
Introduction: A Game of Inheritance
The Judaic
From Kabbalah to Tradition (the Structure of the Argument)
Methodological Notes
Section I: Kabbalah
Chapter 1: Kabbalistic Stories
Kabbalistic Methodologies
Encountering Scholem
Chapter 2: The Ideal Author
A Vindication of the Author
What is an Author?
Another Creation Story
Cabal and Complot
A Comment on Literature and Conspiracy
Chapter 3: The Ideal Reader
Borges' Parable of the Cave
The Narrator and the Kabbalist
Kabbalah and Tradition
Section II: Tradition
Chapter 4: The Trouble with Tradition
Literary Tradition
Jewish Tradition
National Tradition
Tradition in the Historical Sense
The Postwar Question of Tradition
Chapter 5: What is Jewish Tradition?
First Rejection: The Essential
Second Rejection: The Original
Third Rejection: The Rupture
The Departure from Tradition
Veblen, An Imbalanced Analogy
Veblen, An Evolving Analogy
Chapter 6: Tradition and Local Color
Between Jewish and Israeli Literature
"The Memory of Israel is in Agnon"
Between Tradition and Local Color
Bring on the Camels
Section III: Authorship
Chapter 7: Authorship and its Metaphors
Hasidism
The Sphere of In-Between
Kafka and his Precursors
A New Metaphor for Authorship
Conclusion: Borges and his Kafkaesque Precursors
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction: A Game of Inheritance 1
The Judaic 4
From Kabbalah to Tradition (the Structure of the Argument) 7
Methodological Notes 10
Part I Kabbalah
1 Kabbalistic Stories 15
Kabbalistic Methodologies 17
Encountering Scholem 22
2 The Ideal Author 29
A Vindication of the Author 31
What is an Author? 33
Another Creation Story 37
Cabal and Complot 39
A Comment on Literature
and Conspiracy 42
3 The Ideal Reader 51
Borges's Parable of the Cave 54
The Narrator and the Kabbalist 59
Kabbalah and Tradition 68
Part II Tradition
4 The Trouble
with Tradition 73
Literary Tradition 75
Jewish Tradition 78
National Tradition 79
Tradition in the Historical Sense 82
The Postwar Question of Tradition 87
5 What Is Jewish Tradition? 91
First Rejection: The Essential 93
Second Rejection: The Original 95
Third Rejection: The Rupture 96
The Departure from Tradition 98
Veblen, an Imbalanced Analogy 104
Veblen, an Evolving Analogy 108
6 Tradition and Local Color 113
Between Jewish and Israeli Literature
115
"The Memory of Israel Is in Agnon" 118
Between Tradition and Local Color 123
Bring on the Camels 126
Part III Authorship
7 Authorship and Its Metaphors
135
Hasidism 138
The Sphere of In-Between
142
Kafka and His Precursors 144
A New Metaphor
for Authorship 148
Conclusion: Borges and His Kafkaesque Precursors 155
A Sidenote on Another Precursor 157
Jewish Literature
after
Borges 158
Notes 161
Bibliography 195
Index 000
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kabbalah; mysticism; judiasm; jewish studies; Jorge Luis Borges; literature; populism; post-colonialism; colonialism; Games of Inheritance; Argentine literature; authorship; literary tradition; Jewish literary traditions; intellectual engagement; nationalism; literature debates; empire; postcolonialism; aesthetics; Borges and the Judaic; poetic utility; scholarly focus; literary analysis; cultural identity; contemporary Argentinian debates; literary themes; oeuvre; writing; literature and tradition; historical context; literary criticism; Jewish influences; Borges' perspective; 19th Century; 20th Century; early 20th century
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Game of Inheritance
The Judaic
From Kabbalah to Tradition (the Structure of the Argument)
Methodological Notes
Section I: Kabbalah
Chapter 1: Kabbalistic Stories
Kabbalistic Methodologies
Encountering Scholem
Chapter 2: The Ideal Author
A Vindication of the Author
What is an Author?
Another Creation Story
Cabal and Complot
A Comment on Literature and Conspiracy
Chapter 3: The Ideal Reader
Borges' Parable of the Cave
The Narrator and the Kabbalist
Kabbalah and Tradition
Section II: Tradition
Chapter 4: The Trouble with Tradition
Literary Tradition
Jewish Tradition
National Tradition
Tradition in the Historical Sense
The Postwar Question of Tradition
Chapter 5: What is Jewish Tradition?
First Rejection: The Essential
Second Rejection: The Original
Third Rejection: The Rupture
The Departure from Tradition
Veblen, An Imbalanced Analogy
Veblen, An Evolving Analogy
Chapter 6: Tradition and Local Color
Between Jewish and Israeli Literature
"The Memory of Israel is in Agnon"
Between Tradition and Local Color
Bring on the Camels
Section III: Authorship
Chapter 7: Authorship and its Metaphors
Hasidism
The Sphere of In-Between
Kafka and his Precursors
A New Metaphor for Authorship
Conclusion: Borges and his Kafkaesque Precursors
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction: A Game of Inheritance 1
The Judaic 4
From Kabbalah to Tradition (the Structure of the Argument) 7
Methodological Notes 10
Part I Kabbalah
1 Kabbalistic Stories 15
Kabbalistic Methodologies 17
Encountering Scholem 22
2 The Ideal Author 29
A Vindication of the Author 31
What is an Author? 33
Another Creation Story 37
Cabal and Complot 39
A Comment on Literature
and Conspiracy 42
3 The Ideal Reader 51
Borges's Parable of the Cave 54
The Narrator and the Kabbalist 59
Kabbalah and Tradition 68
Part II Tradition
4 The Trouble
with Tradition 73
Literary Tradition 75
Jewish Tradition 78
National Tradition 79
Tradition in the Historical Sense 82
The Postwar Question of Tradition 87
5 What Is Jewish Tradition? 91
First Rejection: The Essential 93
Second Rejection: The Original 95
Third Rejection: The Rupture 96
The Departure from Tradition 98
Veblen, an Imbalanced Analogy 104
Veblen, an Evolving Analogy 108
6 Tradition and Local Color 113
Between Jewish and Israeli Literature
115
"The Memory of Israel Is in Agnon" 118
Between Tradition and Local Color 123
Bring on the Camels 126
Part III Authorship
7 Authorship and Its Metaphors
135
Hasidism 138
The Sphere of In-Between
142
Kafka and His Precursors 144
A New Metaphor
for Authorship 148
Conclusion: Borges and His Kafkaesque Precursors 155
A Sidenote on Another Precursor 157
Jewish Literature
after
Borges 158
Notes 161
Bibliography 195
Index 000
Introduction: A Game of Inheritance
The Judaic
From Kabbalah to Tradition (the Structure of the Argument)
Methodological Notes
Section I: Kabbalah
Chapter 1: Kabbalistic Stories
Kabbalistic Methodologies
Encountering Scholem
Chapter 2: The Ideal Author
A Vindication of the Author
What is an Author?
Another Creation Story
Cabal and Complot
A Comment on Literature and Conspiracy
Chapter 3: The Ideal Reader
Borges' Parable of the Cave
The Narrator and the Kabbalist
Kabbalah and Tradition
Section II: Tradition
Chapter 4: The Trouble with Tradition
Literary Tradition
Jewish Tradition
National Tradition
Tradition in the Historical Sense
The Postwar Question of Tradition
Chapter 5: What is Jewish Tradition?
First Rejection: The Essential
Second Rejection: The Original
Third Rejection: The Rupture
The Departure from Tradition
Veblen, An Imbalanced Analogy
Veblen, An Evolving Analogy
Chapter 6: Tradition and Local Color
Between Jewish and Israeli Literature
"The Memory of Israel is in Agnon"
Between Tradition and Local Color
Bring on the Camels
Section III: Authorship
Chapter 7: Authorship and its Metaphors
Hasidism
The Sphere of In-Between
Kafka and his Precursors
A New Metaphor for Authorship
Conclusion: Borges and his Kafkaesque Precursors
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction: A Game of Inheritance 1
The Judaic 4
From Kabbalah to Tradition (the Structure of the Argument) 7
Methodological Notes 10
Part I Kabbalah
1 Kabbalistic Stories 15
Kabbalistic Methodologies 17
Encountering Scholem 22
2 The Ideal Author 29
A Vindication of the Author 31
What is an Author? 33
Another Creation Story 37
Cabal and Complot 39
A Comment on Literature
and Conspiracy 42
3 The Ideal Reader 51
Borges's Parable of the Cave 54
The Narrator and the Kabbalist 59
Kabbalah and Tradition 68
Part II Tradition
4 The Trouble
with Tradition 73
Literary Tradition 75
Jewish Tradition 78
National Tradition 79
Tradition in the Historical Sense 82
The Postwar Question of Tradition 87
5 What Is Jewish Tradition? 91
First Rejection: The Essential 93
Second Rejection: The Original 95
Third Rejection: The Rupture 96
The Departure from Tradition 98
Veblen, an Imbalanced Analogy 104
Veblen, an Evolving Analogy 108
6 Tradition and Local Color 113
Between Jewish and Israeli Literature
115
"The Memory of Israel Is in Agnon" 118
Between Tradition and Local Color 123
Bring on the Camels 126
Part III Authorship
7 Authorship and Its Metaphors
135
Hasidism 138
The Sphere of In-Between
142
Kafka and His Precursors 144
A New Metaphor
for Authorship 148
Conclusion: Borges and His Kafkaesque Precursors 155
A Sidenote on Another Precursor 157
Jewish Literature
after
Borges 158
Notes 161
Bibliography 195
Index 000
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
kabbalah; mysticism; judiasm; jewish studies; Jorge Luis Borges; literature; populism; post-colonialism; colonialism; Games of Inheritance; Argentine literature; authorship; literary tradition; Jewish literary traditions; intellectual engagement; nationalism; literature debates; empire; postcolonialism; aesthetics; Borges and the Judaic; poetic utility; scholarly focus; literary analysis; cultural identity; contemporary Argentinian debates; literary themes; oeuvre; writing; literature and tradition; historical context; literary criticism; Jewish influences; Borges' perspective; 19th Century; 20th Century; early 20th century
