Analysis of the work "Cuentos sin Mordaza" by Lucía Scosceria de Cañellas from the perspective of Russian Formalism and Structuralist Theory

Abstract

This research analyzes the work "Cuentos Sin Mordaza" by Lucía Scosceria de Cañellas from the Russian Formalism and the Structuralist Theory. It is necessary due to the intention of a greater appreciation of Paraguayan literature. The construction and application of literary analysis as a contribution to regional literature, research in this area and an analysis guide for future students of language or literature majors. The objective of the research was to analyze the characteristics of the work "Tales without a Gag" by Lucía Scosceria de Cañellas from the Russian Formalism and Structuralism. For this, the qualitative methodology of literary analysis was used. The methods and strategies were considered and linked explicitly and implicitly with literary theories, specifically with the Russian Formalism of Propp and others, as well as Structuralism, of Barthes and others. The research established the relationship between the literary theories used with the different stories analyzed through their respective functions, which were evidenced and verified as present within the structure of most stories.