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Femininity of the murderess. Feminist reading of Alexandros Papadiamantis’ Η φόνισσα

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No. 40 (2021)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is an examination of femininity depicted in Papadiamantis’ Φόνισσα through the elaboration on four selected masks of Frankojannou: Mother and Daughter, Christian, Witch, Murderess. The innovative contribution lies in the application of Ardener’s model of the muted group to the society of Skiathos, deeper analysis of the cause of Hadoula’s madness as well as contestation of traditional paradigm. The feminist reading of the text concludes that Papadiamantis associates womanhood with death which returns as a reoccurring motif throughout the story. Despite the grim outcome, the novel is presented as a positive example of an androtext.

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Alexandros Papadiamantis, Murderess, Φόνισσα, feminist literary criticism, Modern Greek literature

Author Biography

Nina Anna Trzaska, University in Poznań

Correspondencia: Nina Anna Trzaska
Email: nintrz@amu.edu.pl
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8447-1015
University in Poznań, Polonia

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Trzaska, N. A. (2021). Femininity of the murderess. Feminist reading of Alexandros Papadiamantis’ Η φόνισσα. Byzantion Nea Hellás, (40), pp. 289–309. Retrieved from https://rchd.uchile.cl/index.php/RBNH/article/view/65296
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Byzantion Nea Hellás
Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades
Universidad de Chile
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