>Harold Bloom once argued that all short stories since the second half of the 20th century have either been Chekhovian or Borgesian. How would you define "Chekhovian" and "Borgesian"

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Anonymous Wed Oct 13 20:45:08 2021 No.19223294 [Reply] [Original]

>Harold Bloom once argued that all short stories since the second half of the 20th century have either been Chekhovian or Borgesian.

How would you define "Chekhovian" and "Borgesian"

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 13 20:45:39 2021 No.19223296 I don't know, how did Bloom define them?

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 13 20:57:05 2021 No.19223337 >>19223294 Where did he say that?

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 13 21:02:04 2021 No.19223359 >>19223337 "how to read and why" i think

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 13 21:08:13 2021 No.19223394 >>19223294 that’s just wrong.

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 13 21:10:48 2021 No.19223404 >>19223294 >Chekhovian: uses Chekhov's gun cliché >Borgesian: pretends to be deep when it's really baby-tier weed-induced psychoses

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 13 21:48:44 2021 No.19223535 File: 884 KB, 800x1200, 1634174924259.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>19223294 I am glad this hack is finally dead.

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 13 21:58:12 2021 No.19223578 bump

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