MYTH-REMAKING IN THE SHADOW OF VERGIL: THE CAPTIVE( -ATED) VOICE OF URSULA K. LE GUIN'S LAVINIA.

A literary criticism of the book "Lavinia" by Ursula K. Le Guin is presented. It describes the characters of the fictive Latin story and cites its similarities with some of the stories of the Greek mythology. In addition, the story depicts the main character of the story, Lavinia, who is considered...

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Publicado en:Mythlore Vol. 29; no. 1/2; pp. 29 - 51
Autor principal: Miller, T. S.
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Mythopoeic Society Fall/Winter2010
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Sumario:A literary criticism of the book "Lavinia" by Ursula K. Le Guin is presented. It describes the characters of the fictive Latin story and cites its similarities with some of the stories of the Greek mythology. In addition, the story depicts the main character of the story, Lavinia, who is considered to be married by a certain foreign king, through his mother, Queen Amata. The outline of the story is also mentioned.