Para além da catástrofe : um abalo épico na obra Esta pobrecita tierra

Abstract

This research aims to analyze one of the works of contemporary author Juany Rojas: Esta Pobrecita Tierra, which presents the vision of a witness to the earthquake followed by tsunamis that occurred in Chile in February 2010. To carry out this study, the contributions of Goyet (2019), Ramalho (2017, 2020, 2022), Santos (2021) and Silva (2022) in order to analyze Rojas' work from an epic perspective, while for the geographical and historical contextualization, the works of Contreras were considered ; Winkcler, (2013), Aravena; Catalan; Guerra (2010), Leiva; Quintana (2010), Villagrán; Reyes; Páez (2014), Barrientos (2010), Leyton; Ruiz; Sepúlveda (2010), González (2012) and Pereira (2024). The hypothesis that guides the approach is that, in Esta Pobrecita Tierra, Rojas uses epic resources to build the epic trajectory of the Chilean nation in the face of what happened on February 27, 2010. In this sense, the main objectives of this work are: to investigate the elements of epic genre present in the work and understand how they contribute to the construction of the narrative. The method used was inductive and the research approach is both qualitative, considering that the epic elements present in the work were surveyed and studied, namely: epic matter, epic heroism, double instance of enunciation, epic proposition and division into corners, as well as quantitative, as it observes the repetition of these elements in the work.