Carlos Argentino Daneri
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Carlos Argentino Daneri is a pompous, mediocre poet in Jorge Luis Borges’s short story "El Aleph," whose grandiose literary ambitions and vanity are ironically contrasted with his encounter with the mystical Aleph.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
El Aleph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
short story El Aleph ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | El Aleph (short story collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
limits of representation
ⓘ
parody of epic poetry ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
mediocre
ⓘ
pompous ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | mystical nature of the Aleph ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encounters | the Aleph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enviedBy | narrator of El Aleph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | El Aleph (1945 short story publication context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | fantastic literature ⓘ |
| hasAmbition | to write an exhaustive poem about the entire world ⓘ |
| hasEducation | cultivated but superficial ⓘ |
| hasPersonality |
loquacious
ⓘ
self-important ⓘ |
| hasThemeConnection | infinite vision versus limited talent ⓘ |
| hasWork | long descriptive poem about the world ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Borges’s critique of certain contemporary poets ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
baroque
ⓘ
overly ornate ⓘ |
| livesAt | house on Garay Street in Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| locationOfAleph | basement of his house on Garay Street ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| nationality | Argentine ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| perceptionByNarrator |
mediocre poet
ⓘ
ridiculous ⓘ |
| receives | literary prize for his poem ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | narrator of El Aleph ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Beatriz Viterbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
comic figure
ⓘ
satirical target ⓘ |
| setIn | Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
aesthetic mediocrity
ⓘ
inflated artistic ambition ⓘ literary pretension ⓘ |
| usesAlephFor | inspiration for his poem ⓘ |
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