Abstract

CRISTANCHO RUIZ, Mario Hernán. Poetics of the story "Pacto de sangre" ["Blood covenant"] by Mario Benedetti: a study for the creation of short stories. La Palabra [online]. 2016, n.28, pp.173-186. ISSN 0121-8530.

This article aims at analyzing the compositional problematics of the short story "Pacto de sangre" ["Blood covenant"] by Mario Benedetti. The starting point for this study are the secrets revealed in the story. After, the story is analyzed in terms of: beginning, development, ending, human condition, intensity, tension, atmosphere, primary story, secondary story. These elements enable the study of the literary treatment of the principal topic: the abandonment of a grandfather and the love of his grandson. Finally, we present conclusions about the poetics implicit in this story and elements for creative research; as well as a short story written by the author based on this study.

Keywords : metanarrative; intensity; tension; atmosphere; leitmotiv; primary and secondary story; ending.

        · abstract in Spanish | French     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )