Herbert Quain is a fictional literary friend of Borges. Upon his death, Borges decides to write about his work. Borges delves into four works of Quain’s, all of which put some twist on their literary form. Quain describes himself as not belonging to art but to the history of art. Borges concludes his discussion of Quain by saying that he himself based his story “The Circular Ruins” on one of Quain’s works.
Herbert Quain Quotes in Ficciones
The Ficciones quotes below are all either spoken by Herbert Quain or refer to Herbert Quain. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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6. An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain
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“I do not belong to Art, but merely to the history of art.”
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Herbert Quain Quotes in Ficciones
The Ficciones quotes below are all either spoken by Herbert Quain or refer to Herbert Quain. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
6. An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain
Quotes
“I do not belong to Art, but merely to the history of art.”
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Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
