The literary work and the real: between the ambition of grasping the world and the challenge of creation

Abstract

The present article proposes a reflection about the nature (character) of the relationship between the literary work and reality taking into account different theoretical stances from philosophers, writers and literature scholars such as Plato, Aristotle, Diderot, Hugo, Balzac, Champfleury, Maupassant, Baudelaire, Cousin, Proust and Barthes. According to this perspective, the idea is to look over these author´s conceptions about literary work and their connection with reality in order to define an outlook in which it is possible to make clear the development of this dialogue carried out for centuries. The aim of this study is also to introduce another point of view about the question for encouraging the discussion. Likewise, the final phase is to validate the considerations about reality and his connection with literary work are still the object of many reflections and the source of literary creation.

Keywords

• realidad
• obra literaria
• escritura
• réel
• réalité
• œuvre littéraire
• écriture