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Item THE CONTEMPORARY REPRESENTATIONS OF MYTHS: HOMER’S THE ODYSSEY IN MARGARET ATWOOD’S THE PENELOPIAD, THE MYTH OF ATLAS AND HERACLES IN JEANETTE WINTERSON’S WEIGHT AND OVID’S METAMORPHOSIS IN ALI SMITH’S GIRL MEETS BOY(2021-11-10) ADIGÜZEL, Leyla; TEKİN, KuğuThe fact that a well-known Scottish publishing house, Canongate, launched a series of myths in 2005 with the aim of having one hundred myths rewritten by 2038 has indicated that long-established tradition of interest in the ancient myths has turned into a trend in contemporary literature. To this end, having commissioned many authors of different nationalities to rewrite the myths of various cultures, the publishing house has also included Margaret Atwood, Jeanette Winterson and Ali Smith in the project. From this point forth, the objective of the dissertation is to examine the three novels respectively The Penelopiad, Weight, and Girl Meets Boy published within the scope of the aforementioned project with reference to the archetypal criticism; and explore the methods employed by the authors in the process of retelling the canonical myths. In this context, the dissertation has revealed that employing various literary techniques such as parody, carnival, and pastiche the three authors dislodge the traditional archetype notion in their new versions. The study also draws attention to the fact that the writers embrace Bakhtin's account of polyphony in their hybrid works where the male-dominated discourse has been replaced by the female discourse. Accordingly, the three authors who provoke the reader through tricks and word plays assume the trickster artist role by breaking the rules and telling the ancient myths from a different point of view that challenges the epic traditions. The dissertation, thus, concludes that the ancient myths, being brought back to the agenda after hundreds of thousands years are reshaped in the trickster authors' hands through various strategies; and transformed into new hybrid texts that can be evaluated from various perspectives.