I just read this story in its original Spanish! I understood the story but felt like there was a certain layer I was missing; your explanation of the different layers of reality was helpful but slightly mind-boggling, which is definitely the point. The concept of idealism is very interesting and totally absurd, for objects to be totally dependent on human perception and for events to be independent of each other are such abstract concepts that truly belong on "another planet." I wonder if our reality will ever experience what the "fictional" Borges experienced in this story, our traditional ideologies overcome by foreign concepts; can culture truly change that drastically? Did the founders of the fictional world truly believe in their idealist philosophy, or did they simply want to cause an uproar in the "real" world?
I really enjoyed this video, it helped me to understand this fascinating story a lot more than i had after reading it. I look forward to checking out the other videos on your channel.
This is the video i was searching for. I tried to read this novel three times but was always in the middle of maze. Thanks to you I believe now I can see the picture. Please make more videos. I wish oneday you would share your thoughts about Nabokov. Maybe you can think about using more images to drag more attention, I am fairly satisfied with the current style of your video though.
😎 Enjoyed your interpretation of one of my favorite Borges stories. I've always enjoyed stories wherein narrators are presenting narratives / experiences either told to them directly or indirectly by another person. Clark Ashton Smith's " The City of The Singing Flame" is a story you might find engaging. " Citizen Kane " , " "Rashomon" style prose has always appealed to me maybe because of its dependence on the reader to themselves become involved in accepting another's perspective. Eduardo Galeano's "Memory of Fire" trilogy is a history of North and South America presented as newspaper clipping items of interest ; a well engaging read.
What interested me in this story were the artefacts that began to appear, like the metals and icons from Tlon. Does this mean this fictional world has, through the immense application of mind and experiment in idealism by a huge historical community of scholars, almost created a portal for that fictional world to become materialised in ours?
Yes! I think that's an interesting way to interpret it. I'm also thinking that this couls be a hint at the immense power of human mind that it can shape the reality world itself?
great video. I just read the story, it must have been two hours ago and I'm still thinking about it. For me, what stood out most in my mind was this aspect of representation of something like reflection or description replacing experience. And now seeing your point of view, this issue also came to mind about ideology being able to take over the mind and replace previous values. Great video, thanks for sharing
Great review! This story also reminded me of Lovecraft's two short stories "The Silver Key" and its sequel "Through the gates of the Silver Key"; they also deal with a kind of Idealist/Non-dual revelation but as Lovecraftian horror. Perhaps you'd enjoy them.
Great analysis - I'm using this story as a great source of inspiration for my short film called 'Saudade". Your breakdown has helped me understand the meta-thinking Borges was able to achieve through his writing.
The whole story is mind-blowing. I really liked the idea of the mirror and the encyclopedia, never thought of them as the same thing in some way. I think is a way of saying that fictions are not valued because they "mirror " a part of reality. I find that as something contradictory. Nice video! PS: In Spanish is a very interesting reading and it shows how Borges likes English as he said in some interview.
Nice video! There are surprisingly few videos about Borges on TH-cam, always good to see more.
Thank you!
I just read this story in its original Spanish! I understood the story but felt like there was a certain layer I was missing; your explanation of the different layers of reality was helpful but slightly mind-boggling, which is definitely the point. The concept of idealism is very interesting and totally absurd, for objects to be totally dependent on human perception and for events to be independent of each other are such abstract concepts that truly belong on "another planet." I wonder if our reality will ever experience what the "fictional" Borges experienced in this story, our traditional ideologies overcome by foreign concepts; can culture truly change that drastically? Did the founders of the fictional world truly believe in their idealist philosophy, or did they simply want to cause an uproar in the "real" world?
Excellent review
Interesting and the time period compared to how we perceive things today is thought provoking❤. Great job😊
Thank you!!!❤❤❤
I really enjoyed this video, it helped me to understand this fascinating story a lot more than i had after reading it. I look forward to checking out the other videos on your channel.
Thank you!
This is the video i was searching for.
I tried to read this novel three times but was always in the middle of maze. Thanks to you I believe now I can see the picture.
Please make more videos. I wish oneday you would share your thoughts about Nabokov.
Maybe you can think about using more images to drag more attention, I am fairly satisfied with the current style of your video though.
You really make my day! Thank you so much for the suggestions!
Great video.
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😎 Enjoyed your interpretation of one of my favorite Borges stories. I've always enjoyed stories wherein narrators are presenting narratives / experiences either told to them directly or indirectly by another person. Clark Ashton Smith's " The City of The Singing Flame" is a story you might find engaging. " Citizen Kane " , " "Rashomon" style prose has always appealed to me maybe because of its dependence on the reader to themselves become involved in accepting another's perspective. Eduardo Galeano's "Memory of Fire" trilogy is a history of North and South America presented as newspaper clipping items of interest ; a well engaging read.
Thank you! I'll check them out!
What interested me in this story were the artefacts that began to appear, like the metals and icons from Tlon. Does this mean this fictional world has, through the immense application of mind and experiment in idealism by a huge historical community of scholars, almost created a portal for that fictional world to become materialised in ours?
Yes! I think that's an interesting way to interpret it. I'm also thinking that this couls be a hint at the immense power of human mind that it can shape the reality world itself?
great video.
I just read the story, it must have been two hours ago and I'm still thinking about it.
For me, what stood out most in my mind was this aspect of representation of something like reflection or description replacing experience.
And now seeing your point of view, this issue also came to mind about ideology being able to take over the mind and replace previous values.
Great video, thanks for sharing
Thank you!🥰
Great review! This story also reminded me of Lovecraft's two short stories "The Silver Key" and its sequel "Through the gates of the Silver Key"; they also deal with a kind of Idealist/Non-dual revelation but as Lovecraftian horror. Perhaps you'd enjoy them.
Thank you! I'll definitely check them out!
Great analysis - I'm using this story as a great source of inspiration for my short film called 'Saudade". Your breakdown has helped me understand the meta-thinking Borges was able to achieve through his writing.
Thank you! So happy to hear that! Good luck with your short film!
The whole story is mind-blowing. I really liked the idea of the mirror and the encyclopedia, never thought of them as the same thing in some way. I think is a way of saying that fictions are not valued because they "mirror " a part of reality. I find that as something contradictory. Nice video!
PS: In Spanish is a very interesting reading and it shows how Borges likes English as he said in some interview.
Thank you!