Complete this text about Jorge Luis Borges
with the past simple:
Jorge Luis Borges ______(be) an Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer . He _______( born) on August 24 Th, 1899 in Buenos Aires , Argentina.
In 1914 , his family _______( move) to Geneva
Jorge Luis _______(start) to write poems and short stories since childhood .He ________(find) inspiration in his family 's library and garden which _________(enchante) Borges' imagination.
After World War I the Borges' family_________ (live) in Spain, where Jorge Luis ______ (become ) a member of avant-garde Ultraist literary group. In 1919, the magazine Grecia_____________(print) his first poem, 'Hymn to the Sea,' written in the style of Walt Whitman .
In 1921, Borges _________(settle) in Buenos Aires
Borges __________(publish) his first collection of poetry FERVOR DE BUENOS AIRES in 1923. He ___________(contribute) to the avant-garde review Martin Fierro, and _________(co-found) the journal Proa (1924-26). For decades Borges _________(be) the chief contributor of "Sur" , Argentina
In 1932 , Victoria Ocampo_________(introduce) Borges to Adolfo Bioy Casares , a meeting that____________(result) in a lifelong friendship and a successful literary collaboration. Borges and Bioy Casares___________(coauthor) under the pseudonym H. Bustos Domecq several
tales.
tales.
Later collections___________( include) one of his most successfull literary works : FICCIONES (1944), EL ALEPH (1949), and EL HACEDOR (1960) EL INFORME BRODIE (1970) , EL LIBRO DE ARENA (1975).
In 1955 , Jorge Luis Borges________(become) )director of the National Library Mariano Moreno and in 1956 the University of Buenos aires ________(appoint) him professor of English and American literature .
Jorge Luis Borges _________(win) many awards for his prolific career as a writer like :Miguel de Cervantes Award (Spain), 1979 ,Gold Medal of the French Academy, 1979,Order of Merit (Federal Republic of Germany), 1979,Falcon Cross (Iceland), 1979 , Honorary Doctorate (Harvard University), 1981, Balzan Award (Italy), 1981 , Legion of Honor (France), 1983 ,Great Cross of Alfonso X the Wise (Spain), 1983 .
Borges' fictional universe ________(born) from his vast esoteric readings , religion, philosophy, and theology and the influence of the English and Scandinavian literature. He __________(explore) man's search for meaning in an infinite universe . In the universe of energy, mass, and speed of light, Borges ________(consider) the central riddle time. He __________(believe) in an infinite series of times, in a growing, dizzying net of divergent, convergent and parallel times. Thanks to his original style , Borges’ tales and poems were acclaimed as classics of 20th-century world literature.
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ANSWERS
Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer . He was born on August 24 Th, 1899 in Buenos Aires , Argentina.
In 1914 , his family moved to Geneva
Jorge Luis started to write poems and short stories since childhood .He found inspiration in his family 's library and garden which enchanted Borges' imagination.
After World War I the Borges' family lived in Spain, where Jorge Luis became a member of avant-garde Ultraist literary group. In 1919, the magazine Grecia printed his first poem, 'Hymn to the Sea,' written in the style of Walt Whitman .
In 1921, Borges settled in Buenos Aires
Borges published his first collection of poetry FERVOR DE BUENOS AIRES in 1923 . He contributed to the avant-garde review Martin Fierro, and co-founded the journal Proa (1924-26). For decades Borges was the chief contributor of "Sur" , Argentina
In 1932 , Victoria Ocampo introduced Borges to Adolfo Bioy Casares , a meeting that resulted in a lifelong friendship and a successful literary collaboration. Borges and Bioy Casares coauthored under the pseudonym H. Bustos Domecq several tales.
Later collections included one of his most successfull literary works : FICCIONES (1944), EL ALEPH (1949), and EL HACEDOR (1960) EL INFORME BRODIE (1970) , EL LIBRO DE ARENA (1975).
In 1955, Jorge Luis Borges became director of the National Library Mariano Moreno and in 1956 the University of Buenos aires appointed him professor of English and American literature.
Jorge Luis Borges won many awards for his prolific career as a writer like: Miguel de Cervantes Award (Spain), 1979 ,Gold Medal of the French Academy, 1979,Order of Merit (Federal Republic of Germany), 1979,Falcon Cross (Iceland), 1979 , Honorary Doctorate (Harvard University), 1981, Balzan Award (Italy), 1981 , Legion of Honor (France), 1983 ,Great Cross of Alfonso X the Wise (Spain), 1983 .
Borges' fictional universe was born from his vast esoteric readings, religion, philosophy, and theology and the influence of the English and Scandinavian literature. He explored man's search for meaning in an infinite universe. In the universe of energy, mass, and speed of light, Borges considered the central riddle time. He believed in an infinite series of times, in a growing, dizzying net of divergent, convergent and parallel times. Thanks to his original style , Borges’ tales and poems were acclaimed as classics of 20th-century world literature.
Complete with present simple this paragraph
about The Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges:
As in many of Borges' short stories, the protagonist _______(be) a fictionalized version of the author. At the beginning of the story, he is mourning the recent death of a woman whom he loved, named Beatriz Viterbo, and________( resolve) to stop by the house of her family to pay his respects. Over time, he ________(come) to know her first cousin, Carlos Argentino Daneri, a mediocre poet with a vastly exaggerated view of his own talent who has made it his lifelong quest to write an epic poem that ________(describe) every single location on the planet in excruciatingly fine detail.
Later in the story, a business on the same street _______ (attempt) to tear down Daneri's house in the course of its expansion. Daneri __________(become) enraged, explaining to the narrator that he must keep the house in order to finish his poem, because the cellar _______(contain) an Aleph which he is using to write it.
Though by now he _______(believe) Daneri to be quite insane, the narrator ________(propose) without waiting for an answer to come to the house and see the Aleph by himself.
Left alone in the darkness of the cellar, the narrator_______ (begin) to fear that Daneri is conspiring to kill him, and then he ________(see) the Aleph by himself.
Answers
The Aleph is a point in space that contains all other points. Anyone who gazes into it can see everything in the universe from every angle simultaneously, without distortion, overlapping or confusion. The story continues the theme of infinity found in several of Borges' other works, such as The Book of Sand.
As in many of Borges' short stories, the protagonist is a fictionalized version of the author. At the beginning of the story, he is mourning the recent death of a woman whom he loved, named Beatriz Viterbo, and resolves to stop by the house of her family to pay his respects. Over time, he comes to know her first cousin, Carlos Argentino Daneri, a mediocre poet with a vastly exaggerated view of his own talent who has made it his lifelong quest to write an epic poem that describes every single location on the planet in excruciatingly fine detail.
Later in the story, a business on the same street attempts to tear down Daneri's house in the course of its expansion. Daneri becomes enraged, explaining to the narrator that he must keep the house in order to finish his poem, because the cellar contains an Aleph which he is using to write it.
Though by now he believes Daneri to be quite insane, the narrator proposes without waiting for an answer to come to the house and see the Aleph by himself.
Left alone in the darkness of the cellar, the narrator begins to fear that Daneri is conspiring to kill him, and then he sees the Aleph by himself.
Complete with the past simple this paragraph
about The Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges
about The Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges
As in many of Borges' short stories, the protagonist ______(be )a fictionalized version of the author. At the beginning of the story, he was mourning the recent death of a woman whom he loved, named Beatriz Viterbo, and resolves to stop by the house of her family to pay his respects. Over time, he ______(come) to know her first cousin, Carlos Argentino Daneri, a mediocre poet with a vastly exaggerated view of his own talent who has made it his lifelong quest to write an epic poem that __________(describe) every single location on the planet in excruciatingly fine detail.
Later in the story, a business on the same street _________(attempt) to tear down Daneri's house in the course of its expansion. Daneri _______(become )enraged, explaining to the narrator that he must keep the house in order to finish his poem, because the cellar _________(contain) an Aleph which he was using to write it.
Though by now he_______ (believe) Daneri to be quite insane, the narrator ______(propose) without waiting for an answer to come to the house and see the Aleph by himself.
Left alone in the darkness of the cellar, the narrator _______(begin) to fear that Daneri was conspiring to kill him, and then he saw the Aleph by himself.
Borges ' labyrinth
in San Rafael , Mendoza
in San Rafael , Mendoza
The Aleph was a point in space that contained all other points. Anyone who gazed into it can see everything in the universe from every angle simultaneously, without distortion, overlapping or confusion. The story continued the theme of infinity found in several of Borges' other works, such as The Book of Sand.
As in many of Borges' short stories, the protagonist was a fictionalized version of the author. At the beginning of the story, he was mourning the recent death of a woman whom he loved, named Beatriz Viterbo, and resolves to stop by the house of her family to pay his respects. Over time, he came to know her first cousin, Carlos Argentino Daneri, a mediocre poet with a vastly exaggerated view of his own talent who has made it his lifelong quest to write an epic poem that described every single location on the planet in excruciatingly fine detail.
Later in the story, a business on the same street attempted to tear down Daneri's house in the course of its expansion. Daneri became enraged, explaining to the narrator that he must keep the house in order to finish his poem, because the cellar contained an Aleph which he was using to write it.
Though by now he believed Daneri to be quite insane, the narrator proposed without waiting for an answer to come to the house and see the Aleph by himself.
Left alone in the darkness of the cellar, the narrator began to fear that Daneri was conspiring to kill him, and then he saw the Aleph by himself.
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