Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Publication Date

6-30-1989

Abstract

This study is a feminist analysis of Adélia Prado and Gilka Machado's use of imagery and themes to express their female point of view.

The work of these two poets resembles that of many contemporary English-speaking women poets. They draw spiritual and creative nourishment either from identification with nature or association with a community of women. They associate the spiritual with the mundane and the erotic, and each one enjoys her own body and its sensuality. They rework traditional myths into positive, empowering images for women. Like their feminist counterparts in the English-speaking world, both poets empower women by their naming and celebrating of all aspects of women's lives.

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

Spanish and Portuguese

First Committee Member (Chair)

Jon Tolman

Second Committee Member

Tey Diana Rebolledo

Third Committee Member

Patricia Clark Smith

Fourth Committee Member

Enylton de Sá Rego

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

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