Fundamentos temáticos y elementos narrativos en la novelística de Abel Posse

Abstract

The objective of this Doctoral Dissertation is to carry out a literary analysis of the thematic foundations and narrative elements that connect all Abel Posse's novels. It is necessary to analyze the whole collection of works in a cross-sectional manner to obtain an overall view of Posse's novels. This Doctoral Dissertation aims at analyzing the resources that are repeated, in a similar way or with variations, in the novels that have been published to date by the Argentinian writer. These aspects are divided into two groups. On the one hand, the most relevant narrative elements will be analyzed: the role of the narrator, the types of texts within the narration, the recurring characters that appear in all the novels, or the treatment of time. On the other hand, a study of the thematic foundations will be made, analyzing the topics that appear more frequently. Firstly, we find the force of destiny, the power that drags the characters to fulfill their fate for which they are destined. Secondly, the existence of an authority in all the works against which the characters try to rebel. Another important issue is the situation that occurs when two cultures meet and a confrontation occurs, a theme that serves as the basis for the Discovery Trilogy and which appears in the rest of the novels. The other two topics that will be analyzed will be the inclusion of magical elements and places in the reality of the characters, and the presence of death as the characters' inseparable companion. With the analysis of all these aspects we will achieve a global view of Abel Posse's narrative and it will be shown that all the novels are connected in such a way that they could be considered as just one work, which defines the author's writing.