Free structure
•Synthetic and
relatively brief
•A variety of themes
•Careful and elegant
style
•Diverse tones,
corresponding to the way in which the author sees and interprets the world.
•The tone can be deep,
poetic and didactic, satirical, etc. There’s amenity in the exposition, which
stands out above its systematic rigor.
It’s classified by:
Personal character essays, where the writer talks about himself and gives his
opinions about events, using a light and natural style. Another, more ambitious
or extensive and with formal character or closer to scientific work, but always
taking interest in the author’s point of view.
True essayists have to
have perfect control of the subject, and a nice dose of general culture in
order expand upon an artistic subject, and they need to have musical motivation
expressed through rich and varied tonal relationships. The essay is a brilliant
game in the world of ideas.