El matadero, una novela prospectivamente histórica muy original. (Spanish)

El matadero, a prospectively historical novel very original. (English)

Echeverría is the most important poet of the Argentine generation of 1837, however, he is remembered more for El matadero, a narrative text that denounces the barbarity of the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas and that is published posthumously. From the perspective of historical poetics, we analyze the generic modality of El matadero, in order to appreciate both the originality that the author seeks and the setbacks he suffers not only for his marked preference for poetry, but also for the inadequacy of traditional forms to the subjective content that summons him. We intend to demonstrate that the model of his writing project is the prospectively historical novel, to which Echeverría adjusts creating a sublime effect, similar to that of poetry: a stroke of understanding and emotion to move the reader, through the final scene of humiliation and death of a young unitarian. However, the textual result does not seem to satisfy the writer and perhaps for that reason it remains unpublished and hidden. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Echeverría es el poeta más importante de la generación argentina de 1837, no obstante, se lo recuerda más por El matadero, texto narrativo que denuncia la barbarie del gobierno de Juan Manuel de Rosas y que es publicado póstumamente. Desde la perspectiva de la poética histórica, analizamos la modalidad genérica de El matadero, a fin de apreciar tanto la originalidad que busca el autor como los contratiempos que padece no solo por su marcada preferencia por la poesía, sino también por la inadecuación de las formas tradicionales al contenido subjetivo que lo convoca. Pretendemos demostrar que el modelo de su proyecto escritural es la novela prospectivamente histórica, al que Echeverría ajusta creando un efecto sublime, similar al de la poesía: un golpe de comprensión y emoción para conmover al lector, mediante la escena final de vejación y muerte de un joven unitario. No obstante, el resultado textual parece no satisfacer al escritor y tal vez por ello queda inédito y escondido. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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