La Herencia judeocristiana en la obra poética de Raúl Zurita

Résumé

The influence of biblical texts in universal literature has been a constant object of study throughout the centuries. The purpose of this research work is to trace this influence in the poetic work of the Chilean writer Raúl Zurita. To better understand Zurita's work, it is necessary to investigate in depth the modern era and, especially, the period of the dictatorship in Chile. The history and politics of that period (1973-1990) play an essential role in the formation of Chilean society and, consequently, in its artistic expression. The main objective of this research is to detect possible allusions, quotes or biblical references, both from the Old and New Testaments, in Zurita's work, offering detailed examples and information that support our main argument. Zurita uses the Bible as a source and substrate to compose his lyrical work: the stories it contains are always accompanied by a political-social functionality that is closely linked to the coup d'état and the military dictatorship (1973-1990) of General Augusto Pinochet ( 1915-2006); and therein lies the secondary objective of our research, that is, to find the links and symbols that relate the biblical references to the dictatorial present. Zurita, in his fruitful production of poems, uses the Bible as a hypotext on many occasions.