how editorial practices shaped cosmopolitan reading Benedict, Nora C. creator author text bibliography ctu 2021 monographic eng

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xii, 365 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) stands out as one of the most widely regarded and inventive authors in world literature. Yet the details of his employment history throughout the early part of the twentieth century, which foreground his efforts to develop a worldly reading public, have received scant critical attention. From librarian and cataloguer to editor and publisher, this writer emerges as entrenched in the physical minutiae and social implications of the international book world.0 Drawing on years of archival research coupled with bibliographical analysis, this book explains how Borges's more general involvement in the publishing industry influenced not only his formation as a writer, but also global book markets and reading practices in world literature. In this way it tells the story of Borges's profound efforts to revolutionize and revitalize literature in Latin America through his varying jobs in the publishing industry. INTRODUCTION Sorting through the Stacks-- ONE Borges and the Book-- TWO Borges as Author-- THREE Borges as Critic and Collaborator-- FOUR Borges as Editor and Anthologist-- FIVE Borges as Publicist and Promoter-- SIX Borges as Publisher. Nora C. Benedict. Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-325, 327-351) and index. Borges, Jorge Luis 1899-1986 Latin American literature 20th century History and criticism Literatura latinoamericana Siglo 20 Historia y crítica Books and reading Latin America History 20th century Libros y lectura América Latina Historia Siglo 20 Publishers and publishing Latin America History 20th century Editores y publicaciones América Latina Historia Siglo 20 PQ 7797 B463b 2021 868/.6209 440 9780300251418 0300251416 2021930001 YDX 210104 20240509145331.0 21856588 spa