Myths in crisis? Marina Carr’s revision of feminine myths in contemporary Irish Theatre

The theatre of Marina Carr evokes Sophocles’ Electra in The Mai (1994), through female characters that pursue a mythical ending. It turns to classical modernity in Marble (2009), when women are unable to coexist with normative models, Trojan territories turn into unknown dreamlands, lasting and imma...

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Main Author: María del Mar González Chacón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Jaén 2015-12-01
Series:The Grove
Online Access:http://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/grove/article/view/2697