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Tigers in the Mirror

on Jorge Luis Borges

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a praise of Borges, an Argentine writer who was comfortable in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, and of course Spanish (how???). the essay itself wasn't super memorable but i should probably read Borges' stuff

Steiner, G. (2009). Tigers in the Mirror. In Steiner, G. At the New Yorker. New Directions, pp. 162-175

(adjective) being or presenting a comprehensive or panoramic view

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becomes a panoptic spectacle for the tourist horde

—p.162 by George Steiner
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becomes a panoptic spectacle for the tourist horde

—p.162 by George Steiner
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(adjective) readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown; unstable / (adjective) readily open to change

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the only successes in that notoriously labile form

—p.170 by George Steiner
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the only successes in that notoriously labile form

—p.170 by George Steiner
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an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)

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It is these lacunae, these intense specializations of awareness

—p.171 by George Steiner
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It is these lacunae, these intense specializations of awareness

—p.171 by George Steiner
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(noun) an extensive generally grass-covered plain of temperate South America east of the Andes; prairie / (noun) a South American grass (Cortaderia selloana) often grown for ornament that has showy white panicles borne on tall stems

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the raconteur of the pampas

—p.171 by George Steiner
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the raconteur of the pampas

—p.171 by George Steiner
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(noun) pretentious inflated speech or writing

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Holding himself so beautifully aloof from the bombast, the bullying

—p.172 by George Steiner
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Holding himself so beautifully aloof from the bombast, the bullying

—p.172 by George Steiner
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