Literary Transformations and Women Who Rewrite & Within the White Whale ...

• Main Author: Solvaag, Katrine Lynn
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Kent 2023
• Subjects: White whale
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.22024/unikent/01.02.100848; https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/100848

A literary transformation, simplified, is a rewriting of an existing piece of literature such as a novel, a poetry collection or a work of non-fiction. This is a genre of growing popularity, in particular with a focus on contemporary female authors rewriting ancient Greek mythology. This thesis examines these acts of rewriting. The products of this process have been termed 'literary transformations' as a result of the scattered terminology surrounding this creative act. In order to better understand the creative decisions that take place during the literary transformation process, two texts are analysed alongside my own creative literary transformation. The two texts selected were Alice Oswald's Memorial, a rewriting of Homer's Iliad, and Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad, a rewriting of Homer's Odyssey. Three translations have been used for each of Homer's epics in order to eliminate any potential bias from a singular translator. The analysis aims to evaluate the faithfulness, innovation and alternative ...