Literary Eclecticism: The Resources of the Folk-Tale and the Supernatural Short Story in “La sirena” by Justo Sierra
This article analyzes the short story “La sirena” (The Mermaid) by Mexican writer Justo Sierra (1848-1912). First, we study the link of this text with the writing of legends, a literary genre of great proliferation in the nineteenth century, and its interweaving with the objectives of nationalizatio...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA |
| Repositorio: | Cannotas. Revista de crítica y teoría literarias. |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:aoi.connotas.unison.mx:article/470 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://connotas.unison.mx/index.php/critlit/article/view/470 |
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| Palavra-chave: | Justo Sierra cuento literatura decimonónica relato maravilloso sirenas short story 19th century literature supernatural short story mermaids |
| Resumo: | This article analyzes the short story “La sirena” (The Mermaid) by Mexican writer Justo Sierra (1848-1912). First, we study the link of this text with the writing of legends, a literary genre of great proliferation in the nineteenth century, and its interweaving with the objectives of nationalization of Mexican literature of the period. In addition, we examine the strategies employed by the author, which range from romantic narrative elements, including the reworking of the classic myth of the mermaids and an unrealistic love story, to the process of “Mexicanization” of this popular myth based on some supernatural fiction strategies. |
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