In a series of incandescent lectures given at Harvard in 1967–1968, Jorge Luis Borges explores poetic meaning, prose forms, literary history, translation theory, and philosophical aspects of communication writ large, offering a priceless window into the Argentinian master’s lifelong love affair with...

In a series of incandescent lectures given at Harvard in 1967–1968, Jorge Luis Borges explores poetic meaning, prose forms, literary history, translation theory, and philosophical aspects of communication writ large, offering a priceless window into the Argentinian master’s lifelong love affair with the English language.