“Menard, on the other hand, writes” narrative matrices and discursive heroism in “Pierre Menard, autor del Quijote ”
In the field of Borgesian literature, beyond certain brave and bellicose attitudes that have been interpreted as fully heroic, there exists another type of heroism, more unexpected and less overtly courageous, which wholly depends on discourse rather than on doing. This special kind of heroism may be understood, ac...