This article analyzes the artistic interpretation of the female image in the poetics of the historical novel on the basis of folklorism and archetypal theory. Using Isajon Sultan’s novel Ma’suma as an example, the study reveals the role of oral folk tradition, mythological views, and the archetypal system embedded in collective consciousness in shaping the image of the main character. As a result, the possibilities of expressing national identity and transformations in social consciousness through the female image in historical novels are identified.
The Female Image and Folklorism In the Poetics of The Historical Novel: The Archetypal Foundations of The Image of Ma’suma
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Keywords:
Historical novel
archetype
female image
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