T his wo r k fo cuses o n find ing inst r u me nt s whic h co nfer a l yr ica l c har act er
t o t he no ve l L a úl t i ma ni ebl a o f t he C hi lea n wr it er Mar ía Lu is a Bo mba l.
T he st ud y is bas ed o n E mi l S t a iger ´s o bser vat io ns a bo ut bas ic s co ncept s o f
p o et ic. S pec if ica l l y, t he wo r k t r eat s his co ncept o f lyr ic is m. B as ica l l y, t he
S w is s l it er ar y t heo r ist under sco r ed t he r o le o f t he aut ho r , whic h must
nec esar i l l y ca nce l a d ist a nce bet wee n hi mse l f a nd his cr eat io n in o r der t o
achie ve lyr ica l t o ne. All in a l l, t his and o t her info r mat io ns a bo ut t he
l yr ica l pr o se o f t he 20t h cent ur y pr o ve t hat lyr ic is m depe nd s espec ia l l y o n
t he r epr esent at io n o f t he e nt it y o f na r r at o r . Mar ía Lu is a Bo mba l a s a
co s mo po lit an wr it er ma naged w it h her pr o duct io n t o int r o duce new st yle o f
wr it ing in backwar d C hi lea n l it er ar y s cene. Obviso u ly, t he p r ese nce o f
inno vat ive e le me nt s suc h as a ut il iza t io n o f dr ea m po et ic o r nat ur a l
s ymbo lo g y t ake s par t in fina l l yr ica l t one o f t he no ve l L a úl t i ma ni ebl a ,
ho wever , t he mo st essent ia l r e no vat io ns w it hin her pro duct io n ar e t he
spec if ic co ncept o f nar r at or and nar r at ive per spect ive.