RT Journal Article
T1 Louise Glück’s "Averno" : A Feminist Reception of the Myth of Persephone
A1 Salcedo González, Cristina
AB ABSTRACT: This paper examines the reception of the classical myth of Persephone in Louise Glück’s 2006 poetry collection "Averno". It argues that Glück reimagines Persephone’s descent into the Underworld as a metaphorical framework for exposing the infernos young women experience in their transition to adulthood. In addition to situating "Averno" within the continuum of Persephone readings – spanning ancient and contemporary contexts – the paper identifies the reception strategies Glück employs to craft her critique. Drawing on the methods of Classical Reception Studies and Gender Studies, this analysis contributes to existing scholarship on "Averno" by showing how the author appropriates the myth through a female and feminist lens, hence providing a distinctly feminist appropriation of the story.
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
SN 0013-838X
YR 2026
FD 2026
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/138035
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/138035
LA eng
NO Salcedo González, Cristina. «Louise Glück’s “Averno” : A Feminist Reception of the Myth of Persephone». English Studies, vol. 107, n.º 4, 2026, pp. 653-76, https://doi.org/10.1080/0013838X.2025.2585310.
NO FUNDING: This work was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades [grant number PID2023-150513NB-I00; PID2023-147649NB-I00].
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 20 ago 2026