What did Jorge Luis Borges fight for and what did he fight against? What were the measures he used to bring about change and was it peaceful or not...please do not say wikipedia because i cant find it in there thanks
What you need will be in one of these two bios.
http://www.themodernword.com/borges/borges_biography.html
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/jlborges.htm
Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. Here are a few of my favorite sites for JLB:
1. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0824.html
2. http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/00/pwillen1/lit/index3.htm
Many of my favorite sites for this "blind visionary" are in Spanish.
Hey can u narrow it down i cant find it in the articles thx
Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. What thoughts do YOU have on this subject? If you want a personal opinion from someone who has spent a lifetime studying and teaching JLB's works, he was a peaceful man who spent his lifetime in the library. He did his work as quickly as he could so he would have the rest of the time to read. He was fluent in Spanish, French, English, Latin and German and lectured here in the U.S.A He taught himself to read Italian, Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse and admired the philosophy of Schopenhauer. When we studied his work we had at hand: an English/English dictionary, a Spanish/Spanish dictionary, an English/Spanish and Spanish/English dictionary, an Encyclopedia, an Atlas, etc. = he was that erudite that many students who wanted to know what he had to say quickly, never studied his works! He did not write for the "masses."
He was a freethinker interested in -psychology, metaphysics, English poetry and Asian literature, mysteries of Zeno's paradoxes and Berkeleian idealism. He was raised to revere his nineteenth century military forebears, who had fought in Argentina's wars of independence and national consolidation. Both his fraility and sedateness of the times in which he lived denied him heroism. He definitely had an influence on Latin-American literature.
Many, particularly during the 1970's and 1980's criticized Borges for his refusal to speak out against harsh Latin American political realities. It may well be that his elitist political posture cost him the Nobel Prize in literature. However, throughout his life, Borges defended freedom of another kind by championing free-ranging intellectual play, unconstrained by ideological or rhetorical dogma. His example has had a freeing effect on the imagination of many both within and outside of the Hispanic world
from: The Writer and His Works by Mary Lusky Friedman, Wake Forest University
Jorge Luis Borges, an Argentine writer and intellectual, did not engage in traditional political activism or fight for specific causes in the conventional sense. He was a freethinker who focused on exploring philosophical and metaphysical ideas through his writing. Borges's contributions to literature and intellectual thought had a significant impact on Latin American literature and inspired many writers.
Borges's measures for bringing about change were mainly through the power of his ideas and his writing. His works challenged conventional literary genres and pushed the boundaries of storytelling. Through his writing, Borges sought to expand readers' perspectives and engage them in philosophical contemplation.
As for whether Borges's activism was peaceful or not, it's important to note that he did not advocate for violent or forceful means to bring about change. His activism was centered around intellectual exploration and encouraging readers to question established norms and beliefs. Although he didn't directly speak out against political realities, his emphasis on intellectual freedom and unconstrained imagination had a freeing effect on the minds of many.
It is worth mentioning that Borges was criticized by some during the 1970s and 1980s for his refusal to openly address political issues in Latin America. This criticism, along with his elitist political posture, has been suggested as a possible reason for him not being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
In summary, Jorge Luis Borges fought for intellectual freedom and the power of ideas. He used his writing as a means to challenge established norms and encourage philosophical contemplation. His activism was peaceful, centered around the exploration of ideas rather than traditional political or social activism.