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@article{170752,
        author = {Priya Vijayan and Dr. A. J Manju},
        title = {The witch or bewitched? Interpreting the representations of Voice and Space in Atwood’s Circe/mud poems},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {7},
        pages = {558-562},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=170752},
        abstract = {The paper is an enquiry into the representation of ‘voice’ and ‘space’ as major aspects of agency determining the role and relevance of a female in a patriarchal structure. Atwood’s Circe/Mud Poems as a response to Homer’s odyssey recasts Circe obverse to her conventional representation as a demonic temptress, evil with malintent. Elaborating on the subverted image of Circe, the paper proceeds to interpret the impact of Atwood’s revision in two phases (i) Seizing speech through accessing narrative authority, yet imbued with passivity (ii) Securing space as a constructive conclusion in an imaginary island in consequence to the encroachment of her island and entrapment of her body.},
        keywords = {Atwood, myth, revision, patriarchy, voice, space, body},
        month = {December},
        }