Research Article

Jeanette Winterson as the Trickster-Artist in Weight

Number: 52 June 30, 2021
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Jeanette Winterson as the Trickster-Artist in Weight

Abstract

The trickster is one of the outstanding examples of the concept of archetype introduced by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung and is described as the collection of whole inferior features in the individuals' characters. However, in contemporary literature, the trickster archetype is described as a cunning figure, a truth-teller, a storyteller, and a transformer who plays with the laws of the universe. The trickster figure rejects accepting the truth blindly; defends demolition of outdated mentality when needed. Despite his/her destructive attitude, he/she is respected for the contribution to the design of cultures. Jeanette Winterson's Weight, the retelling of Atlas and Heracles' myth, was published in 2005 within the project of The Canongate Myth Series, which commissioned prominent authors to rewrite the myths of different cultures. Winterson, one of the preeminent authors of British literature, in her meticulously written hybrid fiction, deconstructs epic traditions through various literary devices and offers a blend of different genres. In her multi-layered work, the author tells her story through the mythological hero Atlas, with whom she identifies herself. This study aims to highlight the trickster-artist facet of Jeanette Winterson as a cunning and wise transformer and storyteller in the process of rewriting the ancient myth.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2021

Submission Date

January 25, 2021

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Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 52

APA
Adiguzel, L., & Tekin, K. (2021). Jeanette Winterson as the Trickster-Artist in Weight. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 52, 253-268. https://izlik.org/JA34TZ29PT
AMA
1.Adiguzel L, Tekin K. Jeanette Winterson as the Trickster-Artist in Weight. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2021;(52):253-268. https://izlik.org/JA34TZ29PT
Chicago
Adiguzel, Leyla, and Kuğu Tekin. 2021. “Jeanette Winterson As the Trickster-Artist in Weight”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 52: 253-68. https://izlik.org/JA34TZ29PT.
EndNote
Adiguzel L, Tekin K (June 1, 2021) Jeanette Winterson as the Trickster-Artist in Weight. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 52 253–268.
IEEE
[1]L. Adiguzel and K. Tekin, “Jeanette Winterson as the Trickster-Artist in Weight”, Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 52, pp. 253–268, June 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA34TZ29PT
ISNAD
Adiguzel, Leyla - Tekin, Kuğu. “Jeanette Winterson As the Trickster-Artist in Weight”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 52 (June 1, 2021): 253-268. https://izlik.org/JA34TZ29PT.
JAMA
1.Adiguzel L, Tekin K. Jeanette Winterson as the Trickster-Artist in Weight. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2021;:253–268.
MLA
Adiguzel, Leyla, and Kuğu Tekin. “Jeanette Winterson As the Trickster-Artist in Weight”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 52, June 2021, pp. 253-68, https://izlik.org/JA34TZ29PT.
Vancouver
1.Leyla Adiguzel, Kuğu Tekin. Jeanette Winterson as the Trickster-Artist in Weight. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 1;(52):253-68. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA34TZ29PT

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