M. Hristova

Mythology, Religion, and Women’s Liberation: An Archetypal Reading of Three Contemporary Greek Novels

This paper uses as a starting point Annis Pratt’s concept that “the novel per- forms the same role in women’s lives as do the Eleusinian, dying-god, and witchcraft rituals,” providing the reader with “the potential for personal transformation” through its archetypal pat- terns. Specifically, it explores three contempor...