Teoría y práctica del costumbrismo en Larra

Abstract

In spite of his premature death, Mariano José de Larra (24/3/1809-13/2/1837) wrote a lot of articles about customs through which is considered one of kindmasters and surely the best Spanish journalist of 19th century. He wrote not only with talent, intelligence, bitingty, expression richness and linguistic command, but he also formulated some qualities of customs reporter and satiric writer wich we can translate and resumir into perspicacity, ease, phisonomy, insight, observation, method, naturalness, precision, pleasantness, contact with the reality, research, discernment, understanding, analysis, respect or consideration, purpose, flexibility, sharpness... and moderation, reflection, culture, elegance, fluency, dramatism. His texts, when we celebrate the second centenary from his birth, continue on having a great validity as great models of opinion kind and they are being worth to high valuation at light of journalist message new conceptions.