2014
A Rebellion of the Mother of God
MÍŠA, PatrikZákladní údaje
Originální název
A Rebellion of the Mother of God
Autoři
Vydání
A Cultural Difference and Social Solidarity Network Workshop – Crossing Boundaries : Inclusion, Exclusion, Marginalization and the Hegemonic Making of Societies of Difference, Brno, 2014
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Konferenční abstrakt
Obor
60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
Stát vydavatele
Česká republika
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Označené pro přenos do RIV
Ano
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14210/14:00076732
Organizační jednotka
Filozofická fakulta
Klíčová slova anglicky
christianity; mythology; postmodernism; rewriting; Virgin Mary
Štítky
Změněno: 20. 2. 2018 20:34, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.
Anotace
V originále
Colm Tóibín's recent novella, The Testament of Mary (2012), brings a new perspective on the familiar tale of Virgin Mary, as it is known from the New Testament. Tóibín presents the story of Jesus's crucifixion and the events that followed from Mary's perspective, and the result is radically different from the original narrative. Tóibín's Mary is a character that is disillusioned, detached from the rest of the society, and strong, yet often passive towards others. In my talk, I argue that Mary's self-imposed isolation from her community, and the indifference towards her son's followers is, in fact, a form of rebellion against the life circumstances she has been unable to change. The seeming passivity is her way of mute resistance against the teachings of her son's disciples, and against the role of the Mother of God she has been assigned. In addition, I discuss how Mary's intimate narrative enables her to partially break the stereotypes built around her in the Christian mythology which have led to her becoming a one-dimensional character, and how this shift helps her to (re)claim her voice of a mother forced to witness the death of her child.
Návaznosti
| MUNI/A/0857/2013, interní kód MU |
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