GREEN EYES: FEMININE IMAGINARIES AND TRANSTEXTUAL NARRATIVES

Abstract

Narratological patterns of a same myth are compared base, the nymph of the water of captivating eyes, through three significant milestones. First, the origin of the myth in Greece through Medusa and other related stories. Secondly, the legend of Bécquer Green eyes that mentioned a myth of ladies of common water in the Iberian peninsula. And thirdly, the black novel of Lorenzo Silva key version. In all three cases, most with a canon of beauty, the allusion to the green eyes relates an initiatory experience, whose relationship with the symbolism of water and their imaginary female is maintained. These milestones are compared to highlight their affinities and differences and intends to open were likely to integrate the new readings. In this sense, is advocated by reading alternatives that put to value nature and women’s speech.