MELINA, a young Greek woman, who after she is engaged to Antonio, a Canadian of Italian descent, becomes a victim of her future father-in-law's obsession with upholding the traditions of his ancestors. She is a remarkable young woman who, after the loss of her memory in an accident, adapts to change and courageously struggles to discover who she really is.
MELINA, a young Greek woman, who after she is engaged to Antonio, a Canadian of Italian descent, becomes a victim of her future father-in-law's obsess...
The aim of this study is twofold. First, it demonstrates how, in each example, an oral poet juxtaposes the three systems of honor: patriotic, patriarchal, and religious; how he places them in conflict, and finally, how he seeks the ways to reconcile them. Second, it shows that the concepts of honor, tensions between them, and modes of resolution, expressed throughout the oral tradition remain a constant in the written epic creations of the twentieth century. The epic poet's role is not to record the past as a verifiable fact. His role is to interpret past events or actions according to the...
The aim of this study is twofold. First, it demonstrates how, in each example, an oral poet juxtaposes the three systems of honor: patriotic, patriarc...
