“A Jinx is Feared . . . Knowledge Must Be Paid For”: The Configuration of the Ageing Woman as Crone and Witch in A. S. Byatt’s “The Dried Witch”
This article examines the figuration of woman as a witch in A. S. Byatt’s short story “The Dried Witch.” It also investigates the way in which Byatt creatively problematises the historical connection between old age and becoming a witch through the analysis of the archetypal figure of the Crone. Fin...
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Journal of the Short Story in English
2022
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| Mynediad Ar-lein: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Crynodeb: | This article examines the figuration of woman as a witch in A. S. Byatt’s short story “The Dried Witch.” It also investigates the way in which Byatt creatively problematises the historical connection between old age and becoming a witch through the analysis of the archetypal figure of the Crone. Finally, it explores the ways in which Byatt engages with the feminist critique of the male construct of woman as a witch in the creation of the short story’s protagonist. |
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