Historia universal de la infamia
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"Historia universal de la infamia" is a 1935 collection of short, fictionalized biographies by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges that blends fact and invention to portray infamous historical and literary figures in a stylized, experimental prose.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Universal History of Infamy | 2 |
| Historia universal de la infamia canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Historia universal de la infamia Context triple: [Jorge Luis Borges, notableWork, Historia universal de la infamia]
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Eleven Years' Tyranny
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Target entity: Historia universal de la infamia Target entity description: "Historia universal de la infamia" is a 1935 collection of short, fictionalized biographies by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges that blends fact and invention to portray infamous historical and literary figures in a stylized, experimental prose.
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A.
Eleven Years' Tyranny
Eleven Years' Tyranny refers to the period from 1629 to 1640 when King Charles I ruled England without calling Parliament, marked by controversial taxation and growing political and religious tensions.
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B.
De tyranno
De tyranno is a political treatise by the Italian humanist Coluccio Salutati that examines the nature and legitimacy of tyranny within the framework of late medieval and early Renaissance political thought.
-
C.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
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D.
Voltaire’s Bastards
Voltaire’s Bastards is a non-fiction book by John Ralston Saul that critiques the dominance of rationalist technocracy in modern Western society and its corrosive effects on democracy and human values.
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E.
Life of Antony
Life of Antony is a seminal early Christian hagiography that portrays the ascetic life and spiritual struggles of Saint Anthony the Great, helping to popularize monasticism throughout the Christian world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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fiction ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Jorge Luis Borges ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
crime
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infamy ⓘ myth-making ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | newspapers and magazines in Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ficciones ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
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experimental literature ⓘ fantastic literature ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Historia universal de la infamia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
A Universal History of Infamy
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| hasEnglishTranslation |
Historia universal de la infamia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
A Universal History of Infamy
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| hasForm | collection of fictionalized biographies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
El asesino desinteresado Bill Harrigan
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El atroz redentor Lazarus Morell ⓘ El impostor inverosímil Tom Castro ⓘ El proveedor de iniquidades Monk Eastman ⓘ El tintorero enmascarado Hákim de Merv ⓘ Etcétera ⓘ Hombre de la esquina rosada ⓘ La viuda Ching, pirata ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edgar Allan Poe
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G. K. Chesterton ⓘ Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ Thomas de Quincey ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas De Quincey
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| literaryMovement |
avant-garde
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modernism ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending fact and invention
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portrayal of infamous historical figures ⓘ portrayal of infamous literary figures ⓘ stylized baroque prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | early works of Jorge Luis Borges ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | 1933–1934 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | Editorial Tor ⓘ |
| setting |
various geographic locations
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various historical periods ⓘ |
| style |
baroque
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intertextual ⓘ ironic ⓘ |
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Subject: Historia universal de la infamia Description of subject: "Historia universal de la infamia" is a 1935 collection of short, fictionalized biographies by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges that blends fact and invention to portray infamous historical and literary figures in a stylized, experimental prose.
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