The Picara: From Hera to Fantasy Heroine

Courtesan and criminal, thief and trollop, warrior and wanderer-the picara embodies the continuing archetypal pattern of a woman's autonomy. She is the sly sharpster in Defoe's heroines such as Roxana and Moll Flanders. With an ancestress like Becky Sharp, the picara evolves into Scarlett O'Hara before finding a comfortable niche as the female hero in fantasy written by women. The Picara traces the development of this character, from an autonomous woman in a harsh patriarchal society to the female hero of the modern fantasy novel.


Author: Anne K. Kaler
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 01/01/1991
Pages: 226
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.00w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9780879725167