Borges a la sombra de Lovecraft: There are More Things

Abstract

Resumen: Este ensayo estudia el cuento “There are More Things” (TMT) como un pastiche en homenaje a Lovecraft. El analisis identifica como Borges construyo TMT al incluir una por una todas las caracteristicas de la weird tale que explica Lovecraft en Introduction to Supernatural Horror in Literature , asi como otros elementos de los cuentos de Lovecraft que probablemente leyo Borges. Como resultado, el cuento TMT de Borges no solo emula el estilo del horror cosmico de Lovecraft, sino que tambien incluye los ocho elementos que Lovecraft considero indispensables en este genero. This paper studies Borges’ short story “There are More Things” (TMT) as a pastiche in homage to Lovecraft. The analysis identifies how Borges built TMT by including one by one all the characteristics of the weird tale as explained by Lovecraft in his Introduction to Supernatural Horror in Literature as well as other elements from his tales that Borges probably read. As a result, Borges’ TMT is a tale that does not only emulates Lovecraft’s cosmic horror style, but also includes all the elements Lovecraft deemed indispensable in this genre. Palabras clave: Keywords : Borges, Lovecraft, weird tale, supernatural, cosmic horror, atmosphere.