Journal | Rassegna iberistica
Journal issue | 39 | 105 | 2016
Research Article | Mythical Narrative in Mexico and Panama

Mythical Narrative in Mexico and Panama

The Troll as a Character

Abstract

We have approached two Spanish American women narrators through an exercise in comparative literature, thanks to a short story and a story. They are Rosa Quirós – Panamanian – and Elena Garro – Mexican –, who share their penchant for folk, through myth and superstition that, in various areas of the world, consider the figure of the trolls. We approach mythology using psychoanalysis and anthropology, axis of both narrative pieces. This applied to The troll by Elena Garro and The castle of the troll by Rosa Quirós.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Sept. 24, 2015 | Accepted: Feb. 3, 2016 | Published June 30, 2016 | Language: es

Keywords Spanish American literature • Elena Garro • Trolls • Myths • Narrative genres • Rosa Quirós

Copyright © 2016 Dalia Peña Trujillo , Olivia Morán Nuñez, Silvia Quezada Camberos , Edgar Leandro Jiménez. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/2037-6588/Ri-39-105-16-2


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