Reformulating Myth as Figure of Modernity: “La sangre de Medusa” of José Emilio Pacheco
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José Emilio Pacheco, “La sangre de Medusa”, Myth Reformulation, Absence, Modernity
Abstract
This paper considers the José Emilio Pacheco’s first short story “La sangre de Medusa”, published in 1958 in the “Cuadernos del Unicornio” collection. The study analyzes the mechanisms of classical myth’s deconstruction and reformulation and it pays special attention to Medusa as a key image and whose absence marks the narrative construction. So that the text reflects the problems and limits about verbal language, that come to light in modern times.Downloads
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2010-11-06
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Cannavacciuolo M. (2010). Reformulating Myth as Figure of Modernity: “La sangre de Medusa” of José Emilio Pacheco. Anales de Literatura Hispanoamericana, 39, 429-442. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ALHI/article/view/ALHI1010110429A
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