Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Great Regulars: The gradual shortening of clauses draws

the reader into a sense of mutual understanding. His composure directs the composition: "Let us ask", "Let us see". Perhaps, then, it is not the lecturer's pedagogical tone that we hear, but that of a father, who, with inherited wisdom, gently encourages understanding. If [Jorge Luis] Borges is the father, he is also, on the other side of the coin, the son, still grappling with questions that beguiled him in his youth, because they are essential--and so they shall remain.

La moneda de hierro/The Iron Coin

from The Times Literary Supplement: Poem of the Week: La moneda de hierro/The Iron Coin

~~~~~~~~~~~

No comments :