On Poetics and Rhetorical Invention in the Middle Ages (Critical Examination of Historicity and Literary Creation)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/dice.101522
Keywords: literary theory, rhetorical invention, poetics, Middle Ages, literary criticism
Agencies: Fuente de financiación y proyecto al que se vincula el trabajo: Este estudio ha sido realizado con el apoyo de la Universidad de Málaga a través de un contrato posdoctoral del II Plan Propio de Investigación, Transferencia y Divulgación Científica, en el seno del Grupo de Investigación «Teoría y Estudios Literarios. Las tradiciones críticas del Hispanismo» (HUM-284) vinculado a la Universidad de Málaga, y a su vez este trabajo es resultado de la investigación realizada en el proyecto de I D i de Generación de Conocimiento titulado «Transferencias en literatura y discurso: Poética, Retórica y perspectivas comparadas. Construcción y propuesta de una Teoría y Crítica Transferencial», Acrónimo: TRANSFERRE, Referencia: PID2023-148361NB-I00, financiado por la Agencia Estatal de Investigación, el Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades y cofinanciado por la Unión Europea.

Abstract

Literature has its origins in the meaning of Being, a clear idea since the hexameters of Parmenides. The consciousness of Being, rooted in Platonic and Aristotelian thought, generates “aesthetic infinity”, with its symbolic projections based on essence. This idea conditions its literary manifestation, surpassing individuality and guiding towards the reintegration of Being in the imitation of the divine and the symbolic representation of Truth. Thus, rhetorical invention is not conceived as original creation, but as the discovery of pre-existing forms in the essence of the world. The poet, as a hermeneutist, seeks the substance behind the form, and Literature must guide towards the truth through its symbolic representations. This article highlights the conceptual continuity in the history of Poetics and Rhetoric, beyond historical changes.

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2025-12-19
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Baena Criado, J. (2025). On Poetics and Rhetorical Invention in the Middle Ages (Critical Examination of Historicity and Literary Creation). Dicenda. Estudios de Lengua Y Literatura Españolas, 43, e101522. https://doi.org/10.5209/dice.101522
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Vol. 43 (2025): Número dedicado in memoriam a Ana Vian Herrero
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