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Jorge Luis Borges: This Craft of Verse Lectures - thepostarchive

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What it is

The six Norton Lectures Jorge Luis Borges gave in 1967-68, titled This Craft of Verse, on topics including the riddle of poetry, metaphor, storytelling, translation and a poet's creed. The recording runs over four hours.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Strongly recommended as under-appreciated lectures showing Borges' erudition, delivered in a hypnotic voice from memory.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is a fascinating series of lectures by Borges.”

    Lecture series on verse showing Borges' erudition.

    dnchdnd, 2019-10 · Strong recommendation · in “A Lecture on Johnson and Boswell by Jorge Luis Borges (1966)”

  2. “his voice is hypnotic”

    Borges lecturing on verse.

    benrockwood, 2021-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Borges: The Library of Babel [pdf]”

  3. “These lectures by Borges are seriously under-appreciated”

    Blind Borges lecturing from memory.

    redmalang, 2022-11 · Strong recommendation · in “A Jorge Luis Borges Reading List”

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Topics: borges, norton lectures, poetry, metaphor, translation

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