"Parable of Cervantes and Don Quixote" (January 1955)
• Tr. Andrew Hurley, Collected Fictions (1998)
• Tr. Andrew Hurley, Collected Fictions (1998)
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Myth is at the beginning of literature, and also at its end.
• Variant: In the beginning of literature there is myth, as there is also in the end of it.
— Jorge Luis Borges
What It Means
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• Variant: In the beginning of literature there is myth, as there is also in the end of it." in the context of ""Parable of Cervantes and Don Quixote" (January 1955)
• Tr. Andrew Hurley, Collected Fictions (1998)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jorge Luis Borges" (Quotes: In these selections the quotes from a story or essay are listed among the earliest collections which are known to contain it., Dreamtigers (1960): El hacedor : literal translation: The Maker; first translated as Dreamtigers (1964))
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About Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. Most famous in the English speaking world for his short stories and fictive essays, Borges was also a poet, critic, translator and man of letters.
About Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. Most famous in the English speaking world for his short stories and fictive essays, Borges was also a poet, critic, translator and man of letters.
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