Ordonez 1991

Reference:

Under construction

Review

Excerpts

'The work of Annis Pratt emerges as a useful key to the perception and assessment of myth and archetype in narrative by women' (103).

Domains: Under construction |

Key Terms: | archetype | key | myth | narrative | perception |



'Because the hero of Os habla is female, and her integration as a free subject into patriarchal culture is problematical at best and impossible at worst, the "phases" of the quest romance outlined by Frye are often absent from the experiences of this female hero' (103).

Domains: Under construction |

Key Terms: | culture | romance |



'The title of Os habla Electra alerts the reader that this novel has referents in the world of myth and archetype' (104).

Domains: Under construction |

Key Terms: | archetype | myth | reader | world |



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