Journal | Rassegna iberistica
Journal issue | 40 | 107 | 2017
Research Article | Literary Antecedents Vargas Llosa’s ‘niña mala’

Literary Antecedents Vargas Llosa’s ‘niña mala’

Abstract

This article analyzes the literary antecedents and personality of La niña mala (2006) main character. In our opinion, the author takes three heroines of French Literature as a model for his character: Marguerite Gautier – a character who gives life to The Lady of the Camellias (1848) by Alexandre Dumas (son) – and Emma Bovary and Marie Arnoux – respectively protagonists of Madame Bovary (1857) and L’éducation sentimental (1869) by Gustave Flaubert. We will analyze the personality of the heroines and through examples we will highlight similarities with the character created by Mario Vargas Llosa.


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Submitted: Oct. 20, 2016 | Accepted: Feb. 9, 2017 | Published June 29, 2017 | Language: es

Keywords Gustave Flaubert • Courtly love • Femme Fatale • Mario Vargas Llosa • Intertextuality • Alexandre Dumas (son) • Impossible Love

Copyright © 2017 Martin Eduardo García Calle. 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-40-107-17-4


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