The Ritual as literary practice, literature as ritual practice. An example in Chronicle of the intervention of Juan García Ponce

  • Enrique Chacón Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), México
Keywords: Chronicle, ritual, writing, eroticism, secular

Abstract

Juan García Ponce recognized several times that his creative work was full of secularized religious elements, the act of writing itself was ritualized in different ways. This essay analyzes the ways in which ritualization is reflected in the novel Chronicle of the intervention, in addition, it is proposed that this practice had a profound effect on the creativity and life of the author.

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Published
2021-01-04
How to Cite
Enrique Chacón. (2021). The Ritual as literary practice, literature as ritual practice. An example in Chronicle of the intervention of Juan García Ponce. Amoxcalli, Revista De Teoría Y Crítica De La Literatura Hispanoamericana, 4(7), 32-53. Retrieved from http://rd.buap.mx/ojs-dm/index.php/amox/article/view/552