La risa de Eva: mito, historia y la subjetividad femenina en la novela El libro de Eva de Carmen Boullosa
The laugh of Eve. Myth, history and female subjectivity in Carmen Boullosa’s novel El libro de Eva

Summary/Abstract: This article offers a myth-critical analysis of the novel El libro de Eva (2020) by the Mexican writer Carmen Boullosa. Subversive reading of mythical narratives is one of the most interesting proposals of the post-structuralist criticism, centered on questioning the arbitrary determination of meanings. The analysed novel exemplifies the resistance to the hierarchical codification of symbols typical of the patriarchal ideology. At discourse level, the continuity between mythical and historical times underlines the importance of foundational narratives as part of collective memory and conceptual frameworks determining the course of history. The vindication of the figure of biblical Eve restores the right of the first woman to construct and articulate her own subjectivity.

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