Journal | Rassegna iberistica
Journal issue | 47 | 121 | 2024
Research Article | Erasmus in Borges, Borges in Erasmus: First Surveys of an Unexplored Genealogy

Erasmus in Borges, Borges in Erasmus: First Surveys of an Unexplored Genealogy

It seems impossible to identify areas of the Borgesian corpus that have not been studied by experts from all latitudes and periods, but in fact this is true in relation to the presence of the Dutch humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam. Taking as a starting point similarities in content and style between Erasmus’ The Praise of Folly and some of Borges’ narrative prose, essays and poems, as well as, conversely, from eight occurrences of Erasmus in seven of Borges’ short essays, this article aims to stress this literary relationship. This pioneering though certainly not exhaustive study also unearths a wide and unexpected network of authors linking Erasmo and Borges across centuries and continents.


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Submitted: Dec. 2, 2023 | Accepted: Feb. 26, 2024 | Published: June 17, 2024 | Language: it

Keywords Erasmo da Rotterdam Don Quijote Elogio della Follia Jorge Luis Borges Américo Castro

Copyright © 2024 Pier Paolo Pavarotti. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/Ri/2037-6588/2024/22/004


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