Intertextuality and the Quest for Identity in Dulce Maria Loynaz's Jardin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9865681 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena M De Jongh (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 416 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2133 • E-ISSN: 2153-6414 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/344939 |
| OpenAlex | W2045189202 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This essay analyzes the function of intertextuality in/ardin, an early novel by the Cuban poet Dulce Maria Loynaz, in subverting the metaphor of creativity as a fundamentally male quality. It presents wpman as reader of herself (as defined by patriarchal texts and traditions) and as author of self. The creation story of the Book of Genesis, the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty, and the epistolary genre are major intertexts of this novel. Loynaz's transformation of these intertexts in the female protagonist's quest for identity serves to subvert two canonical masks: woman as bringer of death (Eve) and woman as lifeless object of male desire (Sleeping Beauty). Injardin Loynaz positions woman at the center of the Garden, of the Text, and hence, at the center of Creation
Aesthetics · Art · Identity (music) · Intertextuality · Literature · Sociology · Cuban History and Society · Latin American and Latino Studies · Spanish Literature and Culture Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |