audio of a dress rehearsal at Cinnabar Theater 2018, Petaluma, CA
live recording, no body microphones on performers

The Man of La Mancha rehearsal

The Quest- The Impossible Dream

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote" which can be found in Collected Fictions. 

It focuses specifically on the first portion of the story, where the author discusses Pierre Menard's visible work, of which he provides a definitive and chonological listing, supplemented by "a few vague sonnets", and certain portions of Don Quixote. In this video, we look at some of the common themes, features, and preoccupations of Menard's writing.

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Jorge Luis Borges - Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote - Menard's Visible Work

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote" which can be found in Collected Fictions. 

If focuses specifically on the main portion of the story, where the author discusses Pierre Menard's "other, subterranean, interminably heroic production", namely that of writing the Don Quixote, a project which he was able to carry out in part before his death. We look at the inspiration, the motivation and intention, and the method of this work, and the author's own assessments of the superiority of Menard's over Cervantes' Quixote.

To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler

If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM

You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler

Get Borges' Collected Fictions here - https://amzn.to/3xZnwHA

Jorge Luis Borges - Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote - Menard's Unfinished Production

commissioned & recorded by the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA)
James Ross, conductor


Quijoteando (2025)

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