The Knowledge of the literature in the theory by Antonio Chicharro Chamorro

Abstract

This paper offers a diachronic review of Literatura y saber by Professor Antonio Chicharro Chamorro, with the aim of demonstrating that, paradoxically, this text transcends its initial intention of serving as a mere introductory note and establishes itself as a fully consolidated theoretical reference. The conceptual rigor and academic solidity underpinning its dialectic on the possibility of a science of literature, the historicity of scientifically oriented literary studies, and the challenges surrounding the delineation of the field and object of this science make it a pivotal work in the realm of literary theory. In this context, the study highlights the centrality of notions such as aesthetic enjoyment and literary knowledge in the articulation of key categories, including those of the reader, the critical reader, and the consumption of the literary.