Decline, deconstruction and reinvigoration of fantastic fauna. Characterization of the mythological monster in recent Mexican narrative.

Authors

Keywords:

Bestiaries, Mythological monster, Short narrative, René Avilés Fabila, Cecilia Eudave, Fernando de León

Abstract

This article addresses the various ways in which the figure of the mythological monster is
constructed in the recent short narrative by three authors: René Avilés Fabila, Cecilia
Eudave, Fernando de León. The above is based on the original representation of these
creatures in ancient and medieval bestiaries, and focuses, above all, on the core change in
their characterization in current texts, which leads to scenarios of decadence,
deconstruction or reinvigoration of the imaginary fauna, explained this as a result of the
exhaustion of magical thinking before the scientific one.

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Published

2025-09-23

How to Cite

Gallegos Rivera, J. C. (2025). Decline, deconstruction and reinvigoration of fantastic fauna. Characterization of the mythological monster in recent Mexican narrative. Sincronía, 25(80), 417–447. Retrieved from https://revistasincronia.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/sincronia/article/view/465

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 80 (2021): Sincronia Journal

Section

LETRAS

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