On Odalisques, Veils, Harems and Moorish Slippers: The Archetype of Scheherazade in 20th-century Spanish Narrative

The aim of this article is to focus on one of the most common Moroccan female characters in twentieth-century Spanish narrative, a character influenced by the mythical Scheherazade. The article analyzes the archetype in sixty-two literary sources —novels and short stories— written by women. The anal...

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Main Author: Yasmina Romero Morales
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat de Barcelona; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2018-10-01
Series:Lectora: Revista de Dones i Textualitat
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Online Access:http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/lectora/article/view/25063