“La sirena” de Justo Sierra, intertextualidad y mito en la narrativa fantástica hispanoamericana

Abstract

The following research paper presents an analytical review of the fantastic tale “La sirena” by the Mexican author Justo Sierra, the analysis will revolve around three main theoretical concepts; intertextuality, myth and mytheme. These concepts help and allow to find relationships between mythical narratives, mainly Hellenic, and contemporary narratives in different contexts, in this case a Mexican context. It is the intertextuality that which allows an understanding on how literature uses, in some cases at least, mythology as a source of inspiration allowing for a renewal of the old mythos through the current literature as it is the case of “La sirena” by Justo Sierra