THE POETRY OF INFINITY

Year: 2001 Authors: Lorna B. Hanes

Core claim

Borges uses precise mathematical properties of infinity, countability, tilings, and recursion as literary metaphors in four stories.

Topics

infinity, recursion, countability, Borges

Domains

set theory, cardinality, probability, tilings, literature, poetry, narrative analysis

Methods

textual analysis, close reading, mathematical interpretation

Media

short stories, poem, quoted literary passages

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