Reflexiones acerca de la posición de las Tradiciones en la Literatura Universal

Resumen

Partiendo del concepto de Weltliteratur propuesto por Goethe, en el presente trabajo pretendemos hurgar críticamente en las causas de la injustificada ausencia de las obras de Ricardo Palma en el listado del patrimonio literario universal. Estado de su recepción, causas y posibles soluciones a una recepción deficitaria son temas que ocupan estas reflexiones.

Palabras clave: Canon, Tradiciones peruanas, literatura comparada, costumbrismo.

Abstract

The article reflects on the inconsistencies that Ricardo Palma had to overcome, essentially the internal ones in his beginnings, and then makes general mention of the contradictions he had to face with the detractors of the community, in his adulthood. The contradictions, in this case, are those of a literary and cultural nature, affecting literary creation and historical research, as essential elements for the writing of traditions.

Keywords: romanticism, self-criticism, literary tradition, article of customs, historical novel.