A arte de resistir nos ensaios de Ernesto Sabato

Abstract

The essay occupies a prominent place as a link and articulation between the literary and the intellectual field. The genre, over time, has shown a growing vitality and importance, especially in hispanic America, where it has undergone a series of transformations that are in line with the new thematic and formal demands. In this sense, the essay has become a project in which great writers and intellectuals have participated and participate, among them the argentinian Ernesto Sabato. His essays, in addition to addressing issues related to literature, present themes of a social and political order in which the author places the reader before the challenge of rethinking the human condition in contemporary times. Although the concept of modernity does not appear explicitly in his work, it is full of sensations, images and feelings that make us reflect on the moment we live and the lifestyle we choose. In this article, some aspects of Ernesto Sabato's thought present in different essays were analyzed, paying special attention to those in which the author expresses his concern with the changes made in daily life, in the values and sensitivity of individuals and peoples in the last decades.