The Circular Ruins
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"The Circular Ruins" is a metaphysical short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of creation, identity, and illusion through the tale of a man who dreams another man into existence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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metaphysical fiction work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | the dreamer ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | The Circular Ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy fiction
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metaphysical fiction ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Yes ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
philosophical discussions of simulated reality
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Ficciones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Latin American modernism
NERFINISHED
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precursor to magical realism ⓘ |
| motif |
circularity and repetition
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fire as a test of reality ⓘ labyrinthine structures ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableEnglishTranslator |
Anthony Kerrigan
NERFINISHED
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James E. Irby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Las ruinas circulares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
infinite regress of creators
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ontological uncertainty ⓘ solipsism ⓘ |
| plotElement |
the dreamed man is sent into the world believing himself real
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the dreamer gradually creates a dreamed man in stages ⓘ the dreamer later discovers he himself is also a dream ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man arrives at circular ruins and attempts to dream another man into existence. ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookCollection | Editorial Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Garden of Forking Paths
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The Library of Babel NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
ancient temple of circular ruins
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unnamed jungle region ⓘ |
| theme |
creation
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dreams and reality ⓘ godlike creation through dreaming ⓘ identity ⓘ illusion ⓘ |
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