"Investigating the widespread but understudied presence of the Persephone myth within 21st-century young adult literature, Cristina Salcedo Gonzâalez analyses six young adult novels which incorporate a reworking of this ancient Greek myth. Through the identification of mythic themes ('mythemes') and patterns within these novels, Gonzâalez shows that these works evoke the female life cycle and develop current perceptions of the female maturational experience. As a result, Gonzâalez makes an important contribution in establishing the cultural significance of young adult literature in the world of classical reception"--…mehr
"Investigating the widespread but understudied presence of the Persephone myth within 21st-century young adult literature, Cristina Salcedo Gonzâalez analyses six young adult novels which incorporate a reworking of this ancient Greek myth. Through the identification of mythic themes ('mythemes') and patterns within these novels, Gonzâalez shows that these works evoke the female life cycle and develop current perceptions of the female maturational experience. As a result, Gonzâalez makes an important contribution in establishing the cultural significance of young adult literature in the world of classical reception"--
Cristina Salcedo González is Assistant Professor in English at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
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Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction PART I. THE REVALUATION OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY: THE MULTIPLE FACES OF PERSEPHONE FROM ANTIQUITY TO MODERNITY 2. Classical Persephone 3. From medieval Persephone to romantic Proserpine 4. Persephone in twentieth-century and nineteenth-century literature written in English PART II. PERSEPHONE ADAPTED FOR YOUNG ADULT READERS: THE YOUNG WOMAN'S JOURNEY INTO ADULTHOOD 5. Persephone's revival in contemporary popular media and young adult culture 6. Mourning Persephone: adolescence and depression (Dangerous Spaces by Margaret Mahy) 7. Lost Persephone: adolescence and the inevitability of change (The Water's Edge by Louise Tondeur) 8. Sick Persephone: eating disorders and mental health (Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson) 9. Abducted Persephone: violence against young women (Bone Gap by Laura Ruby) 10. Persephone and toxic love: adolescence and infernal relationships ( House of Women by Lynn Freed) 11. Searching Persephone: identity formation, self-esteem and gender violence (Psyche in a Dress by Francesca Lia Block) 12. From girl to woman: female rites of passage and underworld journeys 13. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index Appendix: young adult rewritings of the Persephone myth in English literature from 1980 to 2023
Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction PART I. THE REVALUATION OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY: THE MULTIPLE FACES OF PERSEPHONE FROM ANTIQUITY TO MODERNITY 2. Classical Persephone 3. From medieval Persephone to romantic Proserpine 4. Persephone in twentieth-century and nineteenth-century literature written in English PART II. PERSEPHONE ADAPTED FOR YOUNG ADULT READERS: THE YOUNG WOMAN'S JOURNEY INTO ADULTHOOD 5. Persephone's revival in contemporary popular media and young adult culture 6. Mourning Persephone: adolescence and depression (Dangerous Spaces by Margaret Mahy) 7. Lost Persephone: adolescence and the inevitability of change (The Water's Edge by Louise Tondeur) 8. Sick Persephone: eating disorders and mental health (Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson) 9. Abducted Persephone: violence against young women (Bone Gap by Laura Ruby) 10. Persephone and toxic love: adolescence and infernal relationships ( House of Women by Lynn Freed) 11. Searching Persephone: identity formation, self-esteem and gender violence (Psyche in a Dress by Francesca Lia Block) 12. From girl to woman: female rites of passage and underworld journeys 13. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index Appendix: young adult rewritings of the Persephone myth in English literature from 1980 to 2023
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