The types of chronicle They are: the informative, interpretive, opinion, impressionist and expressionist, black, judicial, sports, bullfighting, travel, social-political, exhaustive, brushstroke, carefree, local national and foreign chronicle.
The chronicle is the review through time of historical events and current events framed within the scenario in which the events unfolded. The term was used for the first time in the year 1,274, in the work titled General's first chronicle of King Alonso X of Castile. Due to its versatility, this narrative tool has been used both in the historical field, as well as in the literary and journalistic fields..
At present this type of composition is characterized by giving prominence to the chronological order in which the events occur, using the opinions and interpretations given by the writer as links to link the facts.
The chronicle is written with a simple and colloquial language that sometimes exaggerates in the use of adjectives to describe the environment and its emotionality.
To develop this type of narrative tool, the chronicler tends to be an eyewitness to the events or to use primary sources of information to document the events that are described in the text..
There are no governed structures for this style of narration, however in most chronicles it is possible to distinguish at least four parts:
Next, the types of chronic are grouped and described using five classification criteria.
It relates the events focusing on exposing only concrete facts and when they occurred, without issuing opinions or interpretations of the author.
It presents the events accompanied by ideas and opinions suggested by the author who bases his conclusions through the development of theories, parallels with similar historical events or philosophical dissertations..
This type of composition focuses on the opinion of the chronicler about a relevant event, without the need for their ideas to be supported in a formal and objective way..
With the purpose of awakening the senses of the reader, this type of chronicle describes in detail the environment, the atmosphere and the context in which the events occur, and then presents the facts objectively. The author does not allow the issuance of value judgments.
It is characterized by presenting the events seen through the personal perspective of the author, it does not seek to represent the absolute truth, it only exposes the interpretation of the events that have been analyzed and reinterpreted by the chronicler.
It is related to event information. It is widely accepted by readers and is frequently classified as sensationalist because of the severe and direct way in which events are presented..
Analyze the legal implications of events related to the perpetration of crimes. It is a specialized chronicle since it requires knowledge of legal language to be able to make assessments of the facts without hindering the development of justice.
It addresses the sports theme in a similar way to an epic, where the incidents that competitors must go through are detailed before reaching the triumph, it intends to keep the reader in suspense before presenting the results that may already be known.
It seeks to describe the controversial bullfighting art, transmit the uncertainty of the attack, the details of the fight, the heroism of the bullfighter and the euphoria of the public.
It tells the experiences of intrepid travelers when visiting dream destinations. Sometimes it subtly presents recommendations for accommodation, gastronomic tasting and places of recreation and leisure.
It evaluates issues related to people in general, so it covers topics ranging from parades and celebrations, to highlighting complex problems that highlight the difficult circumstances that some social groups are going through and the indifference of the rulers to these events.
Due to the complexity and dynamism of the political scene, it has a structure by episodes, similar to a novel, where only fragments of a story that is known to be unfinished are analyzed..
It presents and validates with scientific rigor all the information available on a given event. Investigate the event in depth contemplating all available approaches, with the aim of bringing the reader closer to the truth.
It exposes the event in a superficial way since it considers only one approach to the event, explaining it widely from this perspective.
In a transgressive way and using sarcasms and ironies, he describes an event from the chronicler's particular point of view, leaving aside the balance between information and opinion that characterizes the conventional chronicle..
It relates the events of daily life in a specific place. According to Luis Malsillash "the important thing for a good local chronicler is that he interprets the facts with a universal sense".
It presents and analyzes the economic, social and political events that affect a certain country, highlighting any similarities with the contemporary history of the nation and makes it clear that the past is always a good point of reference to understand the present of a region.
Describes the particular situation a country is going through, presented from the detached and impartial gaze of a correspondent who is immersed in a reality that is not entirely familiar to him..
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