Abstract

DIAZ ARCINIEGA, Víctor. To establish a tradition: A proposal by Alfonso Reyes. Lit. mex [online]. 2011, vol.22, n.2, pp.121-140. ISSN 2448-8216.

This essay is a review of the intellectual activities that Reyes planned for his definitive return to Mexico, in 1939, and which were summarized in these lines. "I am not talking here about wanting to translate the present into the past, but on the contrary, the past into the present. Making use of a tradition does not mean a step backward, but a step forward, provided it is a step of masterful direction, and not random chance. Moreover, not everything that exists will create a tradition".

Keywords : tradition; nationalism; Alfonso Reyes.