THE FEMALE BODY AND THE CANNIBALISTIC REDEMPTION IN THE EDIBLE WOMAN

THE GROTESQUE IN MARGARET ATWOOD

Authors

  • André Pereira Feitosa Doutorando FALE/UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17851/1982-0739.8..55-63

Keywords:

grotesco, literatura canadense, estudos de gênero

Abstract

Este artigo estuda os aspectos grotescos da obra A mulher comestível de Margaret Atwood, enfocando o contraste de estereótipos de perfeição e imperfeição, regras de comportamento, e a luta de uma protagonista que rejeita os valores ditos normais de conduta feminina.

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Author Biography

  • André Pereira Feitosa, Doutorando FALE/UFMG
    Mestre em Letras: Estudos Literários (Área de concentração: Literaturas de Expressão Inglesa), 2003.

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Published

2004-12-31

Issue

Section

Em Tese

How to Cite

FEITOSA, André Pereira. THE FEMALE BODY AND THE CANNIBALISTIC REDEMPTION IN THE EDIBLE WOMAN: THE GROTESQUE IN MARGARET ATWOOD. Em Tese, Belo Horizonte, v. 8, p. 55–63, 2004. DOI: 10.17851/1982-0739.8.55-63. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/emt/article/view/32392. Acesso em: 14 jan. 2026.