Un dios despedazado y disperso. Imágenes de Jesús en la obra de Borges
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2018-12-31
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial
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Desde sus primeros poemas expresionistas en los años veinte hasta el texto que abre Los conjurados (1985), la figura de Jesucristo es recurrente, o mejor aún, insistente en la obra borgeana. Tratada con ironía y distancia algunas veces, pero generalmente objeto de fascinación y un singular fervor agnóstico, Cristo aparece como una figura ineludible. Nos proponemos entonces rastrear los rostros de Jesús que pueden encontrarse “dispersos” en la obra de Borges. Nos concentraremos en tres figuras que consideramos las más relevantes. La primera es la del crucificado, una imagen que pone el énfasis en la humanidad de Cristo negando —o poniendo en suspenso al menos— su divinidad. La segunda es la del poeta, el mayor de los maestros orales, creador de espléndidas metáforas, objeto por tanto de una valoración estética y ética. La tercera, la del Verbo encarnado, el dios que se hace hombre. Como veremos, estas imágenes de Jesús pueden relacionarse, además, con ciertos núcleos de la poética borgeana.
From his first expressionist poems in the 1920s to “Cristo en la cruz” (1985), the figure of Jesus Christ is recurrent in Borges’ work. Sometimes treated with irony, but generally an object of fascination and singular agnostic fervor, Jesus appears as an inescapable figure. In this article I will analyze the representations of Jesus in Borges’ work. I will focus on three images that I consider to be the most relevant ones. First, the Crucified, an image that emphasizes Christ’s humanity by denying – or at least suspending – his divinity. Second, the poet, the greatest of the oral masters, creator of splendid metaphors, and the object of an aesthetic and ethical appreciation. And third, the Incarnate Word, the God who becomes man. As I will attempt to show, these images of Jesus can also be related to some core elements in Borges’ poetics.
From his first expressionist poems in the 1920s to “Cristo en la cruz” (1985), the figure of Jesus Christ is recurrent in Borges’ work. Sometimes treated with irony, but generally an object of fascination and singular agnostic fervor, Jesus appears as an inescapable figure. In this article I will analyze the representations of Jesus in Borges’ work. I will focus on three images that I consider to be the most relevant ones. First, the Crucified, an image that emphasizes Christ’s humanity by denying – or at least suspending – his divinity. Second, the poet, the greatest of the oral masters, creator of splendid metaphors, and the object of an aesthetic and ethical appreciation. And third, the Incarnate Word, the God who becomes man. As I will attempt to show, these images of Jesus can also be related to some core elements in Borges’ poetics.
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Borges, Crucificado, Maestro y Poeta, Verbo Encarnado
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