AUCTORITASAS A RELATIONAL BENEFIT. THE AUTHORIAL IMAGE OF CARLOS PUJOL IN HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH OTHER WRITERS

Auctoritas, understood as prestige among peers, is a from 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 Ram & oacute;n Carnicer, Vintila Horia, Jos & eacute; Lu & iacute;s 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.