The feminine character and temporal freedom in three historical novels by Angelina Muñiz: Morada interior (1972), "El Mercader de Tudela" (1995) y "La Burladora de Toledo" (2008)

  • Florien Serlet Ghent University
  • Eugenia Helena Houvenghel Utrecht University/BOF
Keywords: historical novel, time, Spanish-Mexican generation/Nepantla generation, Spanish Republican exile

Abstract

We focus on the representation of time in Muñiz’s historical novels. Concretely, we stress the attitude of the feminine characters towards time and history. Muñiz’s female personages continuously transgress temporal borders and move freely between different historical periods. We relate Muñiz’s particular vision on time and on the separation lines between historical periods to her situation as an exile. The author is continuously crossing borders between the past of her homeland and the present of her adoptive country. We argument Muñiz is recreating this “borderfree” attitude towards time in the female characters of her historical novels.

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Serlet F. y Houvenghel E. H. (2016). The feminine character and temporal freedom in three historical novels by Angelina Muñiz: Morada interior (1972), "El Mercader de Tudela" (1995) y "La Burladora de Toledo" (2008). Anales de Literatura Hispanoamericana, 44, 59-72. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ALHI.2015.v44.51506