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BETWEEN BORGES AND BARTHES: A TEXT AND BOOK CONUNDRUM

Journal: IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature (IMPACT : IJRHAL) (Vol.6, No. 7)

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Page : 133-138

Keywords : Work; Text; Borges; Barthes; Derrida; Blanchot; Author; Signified A book no longer belongs to a genre; every book pertains to literature alone.;

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Abstract

In his story The Book of Sand, Borges defines the book as ‘infinite' with no beginning and no end. In almost the same way when Barthes discusses his notion of text, in contrast to work, he defines text as ‘infinite deferment of the signified.' Critically speaking Jorge Luis Borges' short story The Book Of Sand and the kind of novel offered in the story The Garden of Forking Paths draw a clear resemblance and constantly comment on the Barthesian distinction between a ‘Work' and a ‘Text'. This paper concerns itself with discussing Borges' notion of ‘Book' and proceeds to develop a contrast with the Roland Barthes conception of Work and Text.

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