Representaciones de milicianas en «Rosario, dinamitera» de Miguel Hernández y en contra viento y marea de maría teresa león. Bajo el mito y la sospecha

Abstract

This work analyzes the construction of the figure of the miliciana (the militia woman) during the Spanish Civil War in the poem «Rosario, dinamitera» (1937) written by Miguel Hernandez and in the novel Contra viento y marea (1941) written by Maria Teresa Leon. Both literary texts gather different stereotypes related to the complex figure of the militia woman. In different ways, the poem and the novel show the contradictions generated by the binomial woman/fight within the Republican front. Hernandez’ poem presents a mythical view of the miliciana, whereas Leon’s novel shows suspicion on the legitimacy of feminine militancy.