| "There Are More Things" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Jorge Luis Borges | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Book of Sand |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1975 |
| Published in English | 1977 |
| Pages | 9 (Dutton 1977 ed.) |
"There Are More Things" is a short story written by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges in 1975. It was first published in the short story collection The Book of Sand, as the collection's fourth entry. The story tells of the encounter the narrator has with a monstrous entity inhabiting an equally monstrous house. It bears the dedication "In Memory of H. P. Lovecraft"[1][2] and accordingly holds many parallels with Lovecraft's stories, employing similar plot devices.[2][3][4][5] The title alludes to Hamlet's lines "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy" (Hamlet I.5:159–167).[2]
The story has been criticized because the episode of the encounter with the monster and the house—the heart of the story—which is described in the final two or so pages, is preceded by "eight pages of complicated subplots," spoiling "a basically sound idea."[2] Borges himself was quite skeptical about his memorial to Lovecraft (as expressed in the book's epilogue), whom he in fact considered "an involuntary parodist of Poe."[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SANDwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d Bell-Villada, Gene H. (1999). "10: Dreamtigers and later works: A tentative summation". Borges and his fiction: a guide to his mind and art. University of Texas Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-292-70878-5.
- ^ (in Spanish) Análisis de There Are More Things desde la perspectiva lovecraftiana Archived November 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ David Monroy Gómez. "Borges y Lovecraft: There are more things" (in Spanish). Sololiteratura. Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ Bruce Lord (2004). "Some Lovecraftian Thoughts On Borges' "There Are More Things"". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ Borges, Jorge (1977). "Epilogue". The book of sand. E. P. Dutton. ISBN 0-525-06992-5.
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