La auctoritas como bien relacional. La imagen de autor de Carlos Pujol en su correspondencia con otros escritores

Abstract

Auctoritas, understood as prestige among peers, is a form of social recognition that should not be confused with notoriety or public visibility. I intend to show that auctoritas thus defined is a relational benefit that arises in the sphere of private sociability. Through an analysis of the correspondence of the writer Carlos Pujol (Barcelona, 1936-2012) with fellow writers Ramón Carnicer, Vintilǎ Horia, José Luís Olaizola and Manuel Longares, I also hope to show what motivates auctoritas and the ways in which it is granted to Pujol by his peers.