Abstract

GARCIA PEREZ, David. Representation of the Bacchae in Cortázar and Carpentier: the Rereading of a Greek Myth. Nova tellus [online]. 2015, vol.32, n.2, pp.271-287. ISSN 0185-3058.

From the perspective of comparative literature, this paper explores the reinterpretation of Greek tragedy, specifically of myth and ritual of the Bacchae through the topic of music, in “Las Ménades”, a tale by Julio Cortázar, and El acoso, a novel by Alejo Carpentier, in order to analyze the patterns of literary reworking and thematic innovation in the referred literary works.

Keywords : Bacchae; Carpentier; Cortázar; Comparative Literature; Music; Greek Tragedy.