Mother & Myth in Spanish Novels : Rewriting the Matriarchal Archetype.
Remembering the forgotten mother is a major theme in Myth & Mother in Spanish Novels and reflects the current interest in the recuperation of historic memory in Spain. The novels in this study feature mature protagonists who recall their mothers as a way to define their own identities and to nul...
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Table of Contents:
- Mother and Myth in Spanish Novels; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Magnetic Metis; I N T R O D U C T I O N:?Recovering the Matriarchal Goddess of Wisdom; C H A P T E R O N E:?Reparation to the Ghostly Mother: Carme Riera's La mitad del alma; C H A P T E R T W O:?Revaluing the Mother: Lucía Etxebarria's Un milagro en equilibrio; C H A P T E R T H R E E?:Forgiving Medusa: Rosa Montero's El corazón del tártaro; C H A P T E R F O U R:?Ghosts and Lovers: Writing as Antidote in María de la Pau Janer's Las mujeres que hay en mí
- C H A P T E R F I V E:?Activating Intuitive Communication: Cristina Cerezales's De oca a ocaC H A P T E R S I :X?Reaching beyond Mothers and Daughters: Soledad Puértolas's Historia de un abrigo; Conclusion: Societal Transformations; Notes; Works Cited; Index; About the Author.