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Estela Canto (1919 – June 1994) was an Argentine writer and translator best known for her relationship with Jorge Luis Borges. == Life == Canto was the descendant of an old Uruguayan family. Her ancestors included some important military men.〔 Her brother Patricio Canto was also a writer, and authored the essay ''El caso Ortega y Gasset'' about the Spanish philosopher.〔(the Art of Majestic Arrogance'' by Rubén Jaramillo, at Luis Ángel Arango National Library )〕 Estela held various jobs during the late 1930s and early 1940s, including as a dancer-for-hire at a local dance hall, where men would pay women "by the dance" to serve as their partners.〔(''Un personaje de película'', La Nación, 5 September 2000 )〕 In 1944, at the house of Adolfo Bioy Casares and Silvina Ocampo, Canto was introduced to Jorge Luis Borges. Borges was, at this time, already well regarded in literary circles. Initially he took little notice of Canto. Though she observed him with admiration and curiosity, she had no interest in forming romantic attachments to intellectuals. On their second meeting at Bioy's house, Borges asked her out. After an evening of dancing and chatting they discovered, among other things, a common admiration for George Bernard Shaw. Borges fell in love with Canto and wrote her a number of romantic letters, which Canto would later publish in her 1989 book about their relationship.〔 In this book, Canto said of their relationship: Borges' mother Leonor Acevedo Suárez disliked Canto on account of her sexual liberality and casual affairs with men. Nevertheless, Borges proposed to her. She replied: Borges' infatuation with Canto faded with time. Many years later they reestablished contact and became friends.〔 Borges dedicated ''The Aleph'' to Canto. It is widely assumed that Canto was the inspiration for the character of Beatriz Viterbo, the narrator's unrequited love.〔http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-148999 ''Adiós al amor de Borges'', ''El Tiempo'', 12 June 1994〕 and gave her the original manuscript as a gift.〔("Jorge Luis Borges: Algunos amigos e influencias importantes" educación.gov.ar )〕 Canto sold this manuscript to Sotheby's for thirty thousand dollars, and it was later bought at auction by the National Library of Spain.〔(Letraslibres.com )〕 Canto contributed numerous translations to ''Sur'', including selections from ''In Search of Lost Time''.〔(''Sobre los traductores de Proust'', La Nación, 6 November 2005 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Estela Canto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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