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The Picara: From Hera to Fantasy Heroine

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The Picara: From Hera to Fantasy Heroine - Kaler, Anne K
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Courtesan and criminal, thief and trollop, warrior and wanderer--the picara embodies the continuing archetypal pattern of a woman's autonomy. She is the sly sharpster in Defoe's heroines such as Roxana and Moll Flanders. With an ancestress like Becky Sharp, the picara evolves into Scarlett O'Hara before finding a comfortable niche as the female hero in fantasy written by women. The Picara traces the development of this character, from an autonomous woman in a harsh patriarchal society to the female hero of the modern ...

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The Picara: From Hera to Fantasy Heroine 1991, University of Wisconsin Press

ISBN-13: 9780879725167

Trade paperback

The Picara: From Hera to Fantasy Heroine 1991, Popular Press

ISBN-13: 9780879725150

Hardcover