La presencia del mito clásico en la poesía española actual escrita por mujeres

Abstract

This article analyzes how contemporary women poets use classical myths, particularly the more popular Homeric examples of Circe, Penelope, Nausicaa, Calypso, Penthesilea, Odysseus, and Achilles, in their poetry as part of a popular tendency to fictionalize the poetic subject in contemporary Spanish poetry. The author argues that this tendency parallels Rossi Braidotti's nomadic subjects and her feminist approach. In that sense, the use of mythical characters allows the poets to break down the rigid boundaries between the sexes and pursue the development of new literary discourses.

Keywords:

• contemporary Spanish women poets
• fictionalization of the poetic subject
• Homeric myths
• nomadic subjects

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Josefa Álvarez

Josefa Álvarez is an Associate Professor of Spanish at Le Moyne College. Her research interests center on contemporary Spanish poetry and the classical tradition in Spanish literature. She is the author of two books about the Spanish poet Aurora Luque.