Re-Appropriation of Patriarchal Female Myths in the Short Fiction of Luisa Valenzuela
Cogdell, Cheryl Novak
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Title
Re-Appropriation of Patriarchal Female Myths in the Short Fiction of Luisa Valenzuela
Author(s)
Cogdell, Cheryl Novak
Issue Date
1997
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Evelyn Picon-Garfield
Department of Study
Spanish
Discipline
Spanish
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Literature, Modern
Language
eng
Abstract
"Chapter Four investigates Valenzuela's ""Si esto es la vida, yo soy Caperucita Roja"" a re-vision of the fairy tale ""Little Red Riding Hood."" I present a brief review of critical theories concluding with a feminist interpretation of this classic tale, establishing that the classical versions were misogynistic and repressed female sexuality. My reading of Valenzuela's story reveals that she has created a female quest and initiation story in which the protagonist discovers her mature sexual identity as a result of the sexual experiences she encounters along the path to Grandmother's house. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)."
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