Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote | Critical Overview

Early criticism about Borges centered on his poetry, and when he began to write essays, most critics preferred his poems. His works appeared primarily in the literary magazine Sur, which was a fledgling venture when he first contributed to its pages, but which later emerged as one of South America's most important venues for new Hispanic literature. Surprisingly, Borges gained national attention despite his apparent disinterest in his nation's turbulent political scene, in an era when Argentine writers proved their courage through polemical writing. He was also criticized for his...

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