Author: Ania, Gillian

Source: Romance Studies, Volume 18, Number 2, December 2000 , pp. 157-171(15)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

Abstract:

In Capriolo's fiction we see, above all, the centrality of place in the minds and lives of her protagonists, often linked with the idea of the labyrinth: labyrinth as endless tortuous passageways, enclosed place, puzzle, quest. The stories, built around the obsessions of their protagonists, transcend normal temporal and spatial boundaries, and reflect the labyrinth in various forms: as a physical maze; as mirror reflections, sometimes infinitely receding; as a remote, closed-off place; and as a metaphor suggesting confusion of the mind or of ideas. As well as a considerable degree of overlap within these areas, there is a pervading, underlying sense of ambiguity, and the idea of permanence and of eternal 'being'.

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/026399000786543530

Publication date: 2000-12-01

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