Déjà lu or déjà vu at the teenage literary reception

• Paula Rivera Jurado Universidad de Cádiz, España
• Manuel Francisco Romero Oliva Universidad de Cádiz, España

Keywords: déjà vu; déjà lu; reading young habits; classic literature; reception.

Abstract

This research aims to delve into those adolescent vernacular practices (n=647) for the recognition of the literary brand of universal classics. The methodology has been organized in two phases using the questionnaire technique: in the initial phase, the factors involved in the reception of the literary work were analyzed and, in the second phase, those marks -literary or visual- by which the adolescent reader recognizes the work were determined. The results obtained lead us to propose that “déjà lu” and “déjà vu” converge and interrelate in the literary education of today's adolescent.