Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges – Style and Structure Analysis

Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges – Style and Structure Analysis

• A comprehensive literary analysis exploring the style, structure, intertextuality and literary references in Jorge Luis Borges’ landmark collection Ficciones, written entirely in Spanish.
• This detailed resource examines the defining characteristics of Borges’ prose and narrative techniques, focusing on clarity, concision, labyrinthine structures and the sophisticated interplay between real and fictitious texts that characterises his work.

Key features:

• In-depth sections on Borges’ clear, precise and elegant style
• Analysis of complex, non-linear narrative structures and their thematic reflection
• Thorough exploration of intertextuality, including references to Cervantes and the creation of fictional authors and books
• Close reading of key stories such as “El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan”, “Pierre Menard, autor del Quijote”, “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius” and “La biblioteca de Babel”
• Discussion of how Borges blurs the boundary between reality and fiction to question originality, interpretation and literary tradition

Includes an accompanying worksheet with varied exercises (comprehension questions, vocabulary, true/false, matching, open-response and reflection tasks) plus full answer key to reinforce and practise the topic.