Ophelia

Sharon Keefe Ugalde is Distinguished Professor of Spanish Literature and Culture at Texas State University, San Marcos. She is the author of numerous critical works on Spanish poetry, including En voz alta. Las poetas de las generaciones de los 50 y los 70 (2007), and Conversaciones y poemas. La nueva poesía femenina española en castellano (1991).

• Epigraph[Series Forward]AcknowledgementsList of FiguresIntroductionChapter 1: Breaking Silence: Ophelia in the Lyric Tradition of Spain and the Pioneer Innovations of Blanca de los RíosChapter 2:Talking Back: Ophelia in Turn-of-the-Millennium PoetryChapter 3:The Myth of Ophelia in the Narratives of Clara Janés and Menchu GutiérrezChapter 4: Ophelia Takes Center StageChapter 5: From Madwoman to Cyborg: Artist Marina Núñez’s OpheliasChapter 6:Ophelia in Front of the CameraEpilogue:Ophelia: Refigurations in the Arts, Reiterations in the Fashion IndustryBibliography

“A masterful and comprehensive study of the myriad manifestations of Ophelia in post-Franco Spain. The book includes all the literary genres—poetry, novel, drama—and the visual arts with stunning illustrations. Shakespeare’s tragic female character has taken on a wide variety of meanings in Spain’s recent culture, displaying an amazing adaptability to new circumstances.”