• Notes on Theme of the Traitor and the Hero by Jorge Luis Borges

     

    Essays2 Literature

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Published: 01.07.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Notes on Theme of the Traitor and the Hero by Jorge Luis Borges', 1.
  • Essays 'Notes on Theme of the Traitor and the Hero by Jorge Luis Borges', 2.
Extract

Theme Of The Traitor And The Hero
"That history should have imitated history was already sufficiently astonishing; that history should imitate literature is inconceivable. . . ."
Plot Summary & Historical Background:
Settings - The Narrative is set in Ireland in 1824. However Borges is only using this as an example. He says " The action takes place in a oppressed and tenacious country: Poland, Ireland, The Venetian Republic, some South American or Balkan state". This universalises the story of Kilpatrick and the experience of Ryan showing it has happened everywhere.
It ends wit…

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