Metamorfoses nas sombras

ilustração de mitos no Diccionario de Mitos Clásicos, de Esperón, Ovies e Mijangos (2019)

Abstract

the work analyzes the function and symbology of shadow in two illustrations in Diccionario de Mitos Clásicos. This dictionary brings rewritings of some myths of classical Greco-Roman culture. In addition to a poem and prose, some mythological narratives are illustrated by Amanda Mijangos. The illustrator employs several procedures for the figurative representation of mythical characters, among which the shadow is an object of analysis. The examination focuses on the figures of Arachne and Medusa, in order to demonstrate the significant function of the shadow in these two illustrations, as it is configured as a projection of the future of these characters and represents the metamorphosis they undergo in myth. Thus, in these illustrations, the shadow is the character's double and reveals the ambiguity regarding the human and monstrous natures of Arachne and Medusa. Therefore, illustration is in this work the third poetic way to rereading myths, alongside poetry and prose.

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Published
2022-02-28