La “loca de la mina”: una lectura de Amirbar de Álvaro Mutis

In Amirbar (1990), one of the final novels in the narrative saga Empresas y tribulaciones de Maqroll el Gaviero (A. Mutis, 1986-1993), the character of Antonia emerges as an eccentric figure who, by the end of the story, attempts to burn Maqroll alive. This essay argues that Antonia can be situated within the Gothic paradigm of the “madwoman in the attic”, particularly recalling Madeline Usher from “The Fall of the House of Usher” (E.A. Poe, 1839) and Bertha Mason from Jane Eyre (C. Brontë, 1847). Through a detailed examination of thematic parallels and linguistic resonances, this intertextual comparison will provide an unprecedented perspective on this unique character.