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Poets Burton Raffel And Jorge Luis Borges

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Poets Burton Raffel and Jorge Luis Borges’ dramatize an epic battle between ancient European civilizations in their poems, “Battle of Brunanburh” and “Brunanburh A.D., 937,” respectively. Both portray the same battle, yet depict different perspectives of it. Ruffel hails a bloody victory, influencing a patriotic tone to commemorate the win, whereas Borges captures a limited perspective and generates a profound scope of the battle. Raffel and Borges succeed in presenting rather contrasting views. Thus, the authors display distinguishing formats, scopes, and tones to contribute to each respective purpose and artistic form. Jorge Luis Borges’ lyrical poem contributes to the humanization of the war. He provides an intimacy that reflects upon
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