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T1 A Deconstruction of the Mahabharata: When Draupadi Writes Back
A1 García Arroyo, Ana
K1 Mahabharata
K1 Draupadi
K1 Narayan
K1 Divakaruni
K1 Devi
K1 Gender and post-colonialism
K1 Género y postcolonialismo
K1 Literatura
K1 Literature
K1 Cultura
K1 Culture
K1 Sociología
K1 Sociology
AB From a post-colonial and gender perspective I examine R.K. Narayan’s TheMahabharata (1978), Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Palace of Illusions (2008)and Mahasweta Devi’s “Draupadi” (1997), in order to analyze how they have rewritten the ancient myth of the Mahabharata. To be more precise, I look into thestory of Draupadi, one of the most popular female protagonists, who has becomean archetype of the Hindu woman. The ultimate goal is to demonstrate byconfronting these narrations that Narayan’s modern prose responds to thedominant Brahmanical discourse that has built up essentialist models of masculinityand femininity. In contrast, Divakaruni’s and Devi’s texts go a step further and 1)hark back to a Brahmanical patriarchy that has exercised control over the femininethroughout history; 2) offer a form of counter discourse by interrogating anddeconstructing gender; 3) expose with their rebellious voices the limits of thecolonizing power and 4) give us a more accurate understanding of women’srealities in contemporary India.
PB Universidad de Zaragoza. Departamento de Filología Inglesa y Alemana
SN 1137-6368
YR 2018
FD 2018-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8322
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8322
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 09-may-2024