This article discusses three thinkers - Jorge Luis Borges, Averroes, and Aristotle - and their contributions to poetic theory. It examines how Borges incorporated ideas from Averroes' medieval commentaries on Aristotle's Poetics into his own fiction and essays. The article also analyzes the influence of Aristotle's seminal work on poetic theory on later Islamic philosopher Averroes and 20th century Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges.
This article discusses three thinkers - Jorge Luis Borges, Averroes, and Aristotle - and their contributions to poetic theory. It examines how Borges incorporated ideas from Averroes' medieval commentaries on Aristotle's Poetics into his own fiction and essays. The article also analyzes the influence of Aristotle's seminal work on poetic theory on later Islamic philosopher Averroes and 20th century Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges.
This article discusses three thinkers - Jorge Luis Borges, Averroes, and Aristotle - and their contributions to poetic theory. It examines how Borges incorporated ideas from Averroes' medieval commentaries on Aristotle's Poetics into his own fiction and essays. The article also analyzes the influence of Aristotle's seminal work on poetic theory on later Islamic philosopher Averroes and 20th century Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges.