La naturaleza de la relación entre la historia y la literatura: consideraciones teóricas y miradas críticas sobre la novela histórica

• Jerzy Brenet ^[1]
  1. [1] Tomasz
• Localización: Literatura: teoría, historia y crítica, ISSN 0123-5931, Vol. 25, Nº. 1, 2023, págs. 133-152
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.15446/lthc.v25n1.105178
• Títulos paralelos:
  • The Nature of the Relationship Between History and Literature: Theoretical Considerations and Critical Views on the Historical Novel
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  • español

    El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las cuestiones relacionadas con la novela histórica como un género cuyo papel en la vida social excede (o puede exceder) las funciones puramente recreativas que se le asignan. El artículo comienza con una discusión sobre los problemas de definición y clasificación de la novela, en el contexto de la enorme diversidad de géneros literarios, resultado en parte de las discrepancias metodológicas de investigadores individuales, así como de los supuestos ideológicos que prevalecieron en el contexto histórico de una época dada. Mientras se discute el desarrollo histórico de la novela histórica, se presentan y comentan las deliberaciones de los tres principales teóricos de la novela, Georg Lukács, Ian Watt y Mijaíl Bajtín, sobre la forma, convención y diferenciación interna del género. Luego se discute la escritura histórica, que no sólo tiene un valor documental, sino también el potencial de verificar hechos reconstruidos y procesados del pasado. El artículo concluye con consideraciones sobre el estado actual de la novela histórica y su capacidad para moldear la conciencia histórica y la memoria colectiva de las sociedades.

  • English

    This article aims to analyze the issues relating to the historical novel as a genre whose role in social life exceeds (or may exceed) the purely recreational functions that are assigned to it. The article begins by discussing the challenges of defining and classifying a novel, considering the enormous diversity of literary genres. This is partly the result of discrepancies in methodology used by individual researchers, but also the prevailing ideological assumptions in a given historical context. While assessing the evolution of the historical novel, the author considers the three main theorists of the novel, Georg Lukács, Ian Watt, and Mikhail Bakhtin, and their views on the form, convention, and internal differentiation of the genre. The documentary value of the historical novel and its potential to illuminate past events by reconstructing and processing them is also discussed. The article concludes by considering the current state of the historical novel and its ability to shape the historical consciousness and collective societal memories.

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