In the footsteps of contemporary British and Portuguese women authors : myth and short fiction in the 21st century

Fernandes, Ana Raquel2017-10-262017-10-262014Fernandes, Ana Raquel. "In the footsteps of contemporary British and Portuguese women authors: myth and short fiction in the 21st century". Representações do Mito na História e na Literatura. Ana Luísa Vilela, et al. (Org.). Braga: Centro de Estudos em Letras da Universidade de Évora. 2014. 391-401.978-989-96532-4-5http://hdl.handle.net/10451/29465The reference to powerful myths and notable figures of Classic mythology in the short fiction discussed exemplifies to what extent myth lives on in contemporary literature. Bearing in mind Northrop Frye's essay "Archetypal Criticism: Theory of Myths", the aim of this essay is to understand displacement as a crucial technical device used in the short fictions discussed here: A. S. Byatt's "Medusa's Ankles," Ali Smith's "Girl Meer: Boy", Isabel Barreno's "As três amigas" and Lídia Jorge's "As três mulheres sagradas".engMythShort StoryClassic mythologyByatt, Antonia Susan, 1936- - Crítica e interpretaçãoSmith, AliBarreno, Maria Isabel, 1939-2016Jorge, Lídia, 1946- - Crítica e interpretaçãoIn the footsteps of contemporary British and Portuguese women authors : myth and short fiction in the 21st centurybook part