Professor Borges in English Literature by https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs Let's comment on the prologues! en-us 2021-09-22 20:00:19 UTC 2026-02-07 00:28:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Prologues by Martín Hadis and Martín Arias. monicateacheriesa https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1761079508 Hi everyone! Let's share inspirational excerpts from prologues. What did you like? What would you like to share with classmates and me? Let's read one another!]]> 2021-09-22 20:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1761079508 Prologue - Martin Hadis (Gimenez Facundo) https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1778546432 "I have always considered English literature as the richest one of the world; the discovery of a secret chamber in the origins of literature seemed to be an additional gift for me" J. L. Borges

Borges always seems to find a secret treasure in stories, fables and everything that has to do with literature. It is an amazing gift indeed, it seems that Borges would love to be in the events that a book describes.  

What I personally found really interesting, is the fact that Borges used his developed imagination for everything. This helped him a lot when he had to describe literature works in general, and this is a clue for us for learning how to encourage literature in order to max out the enjoyment. Image being the main protagonist, antagonist, or even a filler character if there is any. This will help you immerge yourself in the literature, like Borges did, and also understand the work of art in a different new level.]]> 2021-09-29 15:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1778546432 Prologue - Martín Hadis (Nahuel Brito) https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1782384122  Regarding the prologue in particular, I really like how it is written. The language is simple and yet kind of poetic in the first part of the prologue, and maybe because of that it managed to immerse me easily. A Good example of what I’m referring to is the following: “Cuando llegamos por fin a nuestra meta, habíamos recorrido más de dos mil años de historia, los siete mares y los cinco continentes. Pero Borges nos esperaba tranquilo y sonriente. Correr de la antigua India al medioevo europeo no lo había fatigado. Pasar de Caedmon a Coleridge era para él moneda común.”

 I also liked all Borges’ quotes, and the fact that Borges used his imagination to add details to some poems, mainly some poems written in old English. As it is put on the prologue: “Cada vez que la parquedad del poeta deja un detalle o una imagen sin describir, Borges complementa los versos con descripciones de su propia imaginación.”

]]> 2021-09-30 19:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1782384122 Prologue by Martín Hadis. (Daniela Almaraz) https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1784039007 I particularly love how Hadis talks about Borges' passion for English literature and the English language itself. In art, there are things you cannot train, things that are naturally beautiful, like gifts. I think being passionate about something is a gift, it gives anyone the determination to do what they love, no matter how strange it may look. Who could be passionate about how a language sounds and the way people discover authors? Well, Borges. 
There are several parts of the prologue which are great, but I chose two. They are connected in some way. 
'He enseñado exactamente cuarenta trimestres the literature inglesa en la facultad, mas que enseñado, he tratado de traducir el amor de esa literature. He preferido enseñarle a mis estudiantes no la literature inglesa- que ignoro- pero si el amor de ciertos autores o, mejor aún, de ciertas páginas, o mejor aún, de ciertas lineas. Uno se enamora de una línea, después de una página, después del autor'. Simply beautiful. The process of reading is exactly what he tried to teach their students, it is about loving literature. A lot of times you end up astonished by an author because you fell in love with a line first, then with several lines and then with the book as a whole. 
The other line I chose is, once again, a quote of Borges made by Martin Hadis: 'Los versos en un idioma extranjero tienen un prestigio que no tienen en el idioma propio, porque se oye, porque se ve cada una de las palabras'. This is related to the previous one because it also focuses on let ourselves get involved with every tiny part of works. And, as if this idea were not enough, Borges refers to foreign languages as prestigious, something that deserves our attention. 
I loved reading the prologue and it's wonderful how a combination of words and ideas can make you feel things. ]]> 2021-10-01 12:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1784039007 Prologue by Martin Hadis (Bulacio Abel) https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1784955912 What most caught my attention of the prologue was to know that Borges liked to imagine beyond the written words. He added details to his translations that were not mentioned in the original poem because he apparently felt unsatisfied with the lack of background or description of characters or events.

]]> 2021-10-01 18:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1784955912 Prologue by Arias (Cielo Sotelo Coronel) ciel30302 https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1784996965 I found the whole prologue really interesting, because of the way Borges' joy as an educator is described. From when he's hired at the University by the simple statement of feeling like he has "unwittingly" prepared for the position all throughout his life, to his thoughts on judging the literature by what makes him feel, by the author's styles and individuality and the plot of the story itself. Borges showed his passion for literature not so much as a professional in an educational environment, but more so as an excited kid who even had to apologize for digressing from the stories in his classes because of how much he enjoyed them, which contributed to his student's interest and to make then as passionate about the topic as he was! :)]]> 2021-10-01 19:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/monicateacheriesa/qrys3oih8g43fbvs/wish/1784996965