RT Book, Section
T1 Female Survival in the Trojan Aftermath: Andromache in the Fiction of Pat Barker and Natalie Haynes
A1 Domínguez-González, Gema
K1 Andromache
K1 Myth retellings
K1 Greek tragedy
K1 Trojan women
K1 Gender Studies
AB In both the archaic epic tradition and classical tragedy, Andromache stood with Penelope as a prime exemplar of feminine areté. Though classical reception has long favoured Penelope, Andromache’s marginalisation has been particularly persistent in contemporary women-authored rewritings of the classical tradition. This chapter examines Pat Barker’s 'The Silence of the Girls' (2018) and 'The Women of Troy' (2021), as well as Natalie Haynes’ A 'Thousand Ships' (2019), to determine whether Andromache’s portrayal in the tragedies resonates with modern readers. In this chapter, a dialogue is thus fostered between Greek tragedy and modern myth retellings to explore themes of identities in transition, trauma and agency, thereby unravelling Andromache’s adaptation in modern literature.
PB Roma Tre Press / Enredars - UPO
SN 978-84-09-78187-4
SN 979-12-5977-530-6
YR 2025
FD 2025-11-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/25104
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/25104
LA en
NO Departamento de Filología y Traducción
DS RIO
RD Apr 19, 2026