A gendered unionAn analysis of anglo-scottish gender and power dynamics in Alasdair Gray’s ‘You’ (1993) and ‘Mavis Belfrage’ (1996)

  1. Argueso San Martin, Paula 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

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Revista:
Odisea: Revista de estudios ingleses

ISSN: 1578-3820

Año de publicación: 2019

Número: 20

Páginas: 19-33

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.25115/ODISEA.V0I20.2565 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Odisea: Revista de estudios ingleses

Resumen

El presente artículo examina la representación de las dinámicas de poder anglo-escocesas en los relatos de Alasdair Gray ‘You’ (1993) y ‘Mavis Belfrage’ (1996) desde un marco teórico interdisciplinar que combina historia de Escocia, teoría poscolonial y estudios de género. El análisis de los personajes escoceses e ingleses como potenciales símbolos de la nación proporciona conocimientos esclarecedores sobre la conceptualización literaria de la identidad escocesa versus la identidad inglesa en Alasdair Gray. Ambos relatos incorporan las desigualdades nacionales y de género: los débiles escoceses son dominados por poderosos ingleses. Finalmente, la representación de personajes ingleses y escoceses como símbolos de la nación en estos dos relatos retrata la unión con Inglaterra como una pérdida de poder para Escocia enfatizando la necesidad de conseguir la independencia.

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