La bella ballena de John Wilkins: una escurridiza errata en un texto de Borges

This study analyzes the trajectory followed by a typo that affects an essay by Jorge Luis Borges, entitled «The analytical language of John Wilkins», originally from 1942. After introducing the textual divergence in a 1960 reissue, two different branches opened in the tree of translations of the text, which have been traced here in 15 editions in 12 different languages.

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Rilce Revista de Filología Hispánica
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2025-06-19
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https://doi.org/10.15581/008.41.2.654-66
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Borges, Kipling, and Jewish Identity
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La bella ballena de John Wilkins: una escurridiza errata en un texto de Borges

Félix Fernández de Castro
Rilce Revista de Filología Hispánica
Borges, Kipling, and Jewish Identity
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La bella ballena de John Wilkins: una escurridiza errata en un texto de Borges

Félix Fernández de Castro
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This study analyzes the trajectory followed by a typo that affects an essay by Jorge Luis Borges, entitled «The analytical language of John Wilkins», originally from 1942. After introducing the textual divergence in a 1960 reissue, two different branches opened in the tree of translations of the text, which have been traced here in 15 editions in 12 different languages.

Rilce Revista de Filología Hispánica
Universidad de Oviedo (ES)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 85%
Borges, Kipling, and Jewish Identity
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