Flowers in the attic and the bride of Amman: A cross-cultural investigation of incestuous unities in the light of feminist literary theory

• Autores: Wurood Awamleh, Reem Atiyat, Rula Tarawneh
• Localización: Acta literaria, ISSN-e 0717-6848, ISSN 0716-0909, Nº. 71, 2025, págs. 173-192
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.29393/al71-8fbfl30008
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Flores en el ático y la novia de Ammán: Una investigación transcultural de las unidades incestuosas a la luz de la teoría literaria feminista
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    RESUMEN Este trabajo de investigación pretende proponer una investigación transcultural sobre las relaciones incestuosas desde la perspectiva de la teoría literaria feminista. El artículo se centra en cuatro obras literarias: Pilares de Sal de Fadi Faqir (1996), Tío Vampiro de Cynthia Grant (1996), Flores en el ático de Virginia Andrews (2003) y La novia de Ammán de Fadi Zaghmout (2015). La principal contribución de este trabajo de investigación es abordar la aceptabilidad del incesto, tal como se destaca en los contextos socioculturales occidental y oriental de las obras literarias seleccionadas. Por lo tanto, este artículo se centra en abordar tres preguntas de investigación: "¿Cuáles son los diferentes tipos de relaciones incestuosas que se han abordado en Flores en el ático de Virginia Andrews (2003) y La novia de Ammán de Fadi Zaghmout (2015)?"; "¿Cuáles son las principales respuestas socioculturales al incesto que se reconocen en Flores en el ático de Virginia Andrews (2003) y La novia de Ammán de Fadi Zaghmout (2015)?" y "¿Cuáles son los factores que influyen en la terminación de una relación incestuosa, como se presenta en Flores en el ático de Virginia Andrews (2003) y La novia de Ammán de Fadi Zaghmout (2015)?".

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    ABSTRACT This research paper aims at setting forward a cross-cultural investigation of incestuous relationships in the light of feminist literary theory. The article thus centers on four literary works: Pillars of Salt by Fadi Faqir (1996), Uncle Vampire by Cynthia Grant (1996), Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews (2003), and The Bride of Amman by Fadi Zaghmout (2015). The core contribution in this research paper is to address the acceptability of incest as highlighted in the western and eastern socio-cultural contexts of the chosen literary works. This article is therefore targeted towards addressing three research questions: "what are the different types of incestuous relationships that have been addressed in Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews (2003) and The Bride of Amman by Fadi Zaghmout (2015)?"; "what are the main socio-cultural responses to incest that have been acknowledged in Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews (2003) and The Bride of Amman by Fadi Zaghmout (2015)?" and "what are the factors that impact terminating an incestuous relationship as presented in Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews (2003) and The Bride of Amman by Fadi Zaghmout (2015)?".

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