Reconstructing the myth of Lamia in modern fiction: stories of motherhood, miscarriage, and vengeance
The myth of Lamia is a story of frustrated mother who never becomes one. This article will examine how modern fiction has recreated this tragedy. I will analyse the novels “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” and “The Woman in Black” and the films “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” “À l’intérieur,” and “Ma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Publication date: | 2018 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repository: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/713857 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/713857 https://dx.doi.org/10.18848/1447-9508/CGP/v16i01/25-38 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Lamia Motherhood Miscarriage Revenge Abject Literatura |
| Summary: | The myth of Lamia is a story of frustrated mother who never becomes one. This article will examine how modern fiction has recreated this tragedy. I will analyse the novels “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” and “The Woman in Black” and the films “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” “À l’intérieur,” and “Mama.” All these works have an antecedent in Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” where miscarriage and revenge also play a central role. The myth of Lamia still fulfils a social function nowadays, explaining the disturbances that child loss and a frustrated motherhood may cause |
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