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Rosario Castellanos (1925–1974)

Autore di The Book of Lamentations

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Rosaroio Castellanos always enjoyed a comfortable middle-class existence; yet she early emerged in her writing as an eloquent spokesperson for the feminist movements that began to gain currency in the 1950s. But Castellanos moved beyond feminist concerns of her own class to speak for marginal or mostra altro subaltern Mexican women, most significantly for the indigenous women whom the culture had mythified, stereotyped, or simply overlooked. Castellanos was especially successful in thematizing the multileveled, conflictual relationships between indigenous and middle-class women. The Nine Guardians (1957) is autobiographical in nature, drawing on childhood memories of Castellanos's contacts in southeast Mexico, near the Guatemalan border, with indigenous society. Other novels deal in complex and innovative ways with the roles of indigenous culture and of women in contemporary Mexican society. Castellanos published numerous volumes of poetry, and her drama The Eternal Feminine included a Rosario Castellanos Reader (1975), is considered one of the most innovative and influential feminist texts in Latin American literature. Castellanos, who also produced a steady output of perceptive essays, was Mexico's ambassador to Israel While she was ambassador, Castellanos died in Israel having been accidentally electrocuted. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

Opere di Rosario Castellanos

The Book of Lamentations (1962) 230 copie
The Nine Guardians: a Novel (1957) 225 copie
City of Kings (1960) — Autore — 69 copie
El Eterno Femenino (1975) 47 copie
Álbum de familia (1971) 45 copie
Los convidados de agosto (1964) 42 copie
Mujer que sabe latín... (1973) 42 copie
Obras. 1, Narrativa (1989) 11 copie
El mar y sus pescaditos (1997) 9 copie
Rito de iniciación (1997) 8 copie
Uso de la Palabra, el (1988) 7 copie
Poemas Escolhidos (2020) 4 copie
Juicios sumarios II (1984) 4 copie
Antología poética (2017) 2 copie
Juicios sumarios I (1984) 2 copie
Declaración de fe (1901) 2 copie
BALN-CANN 2 copie
Cours de cuisine (1989) 1 copia
RITO DE INICIACIÓN (2012) 1 copia
Looking at the Mona Lisa (1981) 1 copia
Álbum de familia (2020) 1 copia
Balun Canán 1 copia

Opere correlate

The Penguin Book of Women Poets (1978) — Collaboratore — 297 copie
Other Fires: Short Fiction by Latin American Women (1985) — Collaboratore — 122 copie
The Penguin Book of Women's Humour (1996) — Collaboratore — 119 copie
The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories (1997) — Collaboratore — 105 copie
Goddess of the Americas (1996) — Collaboratore — 101 copie
Gods and Mortals: Modern Poems on Classical Myths (1684) — Collaboratore — 69 copie
Huellas de las literaturas hispanoamericanas (1602) — Collaboratore — 50 copie
These Are Not Sweet Girls: Poetry by Latin American Women (2000) — Collaboratore — 39 copie
One World of Literature (1992) — Collaboratore — 24 copie
Under the Pomegranate Tree: The Best New Latino Erotica (1996) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
A Necklace of Words: Short Fiction by Mexican Women (1997) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni11 copie
Mexiko erzählt 16 Erzählungen (1992) — Collaboratore — 3 copie

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Konvk | Dec 18, 2021 |
Written in 1960, Castellanos wrote these stories to show what life was often like for Mayan descendants in Chiapas. This translation is from 1993. This short story collection is

Most of the stories focus on a Tzotzile character or community, and Castellanos shows how they are treated by the Ladinos--as peons they are employed but not paid (essentially enslaved); how they "know their place", staying off sidewalks and out of stores; how they expect nothing but poor treatment. One story focuses on an orphaned young Ladino woman who comes from Mexico City for a job at a clinic and is horrified by what she sees; the longest and last story focuses on the jostling for position between the Catholic church and American Protestant missionaries--both supposedly serving the natives, but really they only serve themselves and their employees.

The introduction to this book describes Castellanos as a Ladina who had a "[painful] self conscious awareness of her own acts of cultural interpretation". This book is certainly interesting and this is not a topic--the 20th century history of the Mayan descendants--that I know much about and is definitely something I would like to read more on, especially from within that community. I do know that many people from Chiapas and Central America still do not speak only their mnative Mayan-related language and not Spanish, as it is a continuing issue in my local school district.
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Dreesie | Aug 4, 2021 |
An interesting read in many ways. Cultural differences, exploitation, religion, violence, mania, passion, its all in there. And, in addition, well written and entertaining. Lots of interesting characters and much to ponder.
 
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colligan | 4 altre recensioni | May 19, 2021 |
In Ciudad Real (dem heutigen San Cristobal de las Casas), der alten Hauptstadt Chiapas' und Hochburg der kreolischen Oberschicht, und dem benachbarten Municipio Chamula, welches hauptsächlich von Totzil-Mayas bewohnt ist, soll eine Landreform durchgeführt werden. Die Gegensätze entfachen schließlich eine Revolte der indigenen Bevölkerung.

Aus dem Kontext des Romans lässt sich erschließen, dass Castellanos den Indio-Aufstand von 1917 im Sinn hatte, wenngleich die Handlung nahezu zeitlos ist: Er erzählt vom ewigen Streben der armen, indigenen Landbevölkerung nach Gleichstellung und Gerechtigkeit. Castellanos garniert die Handlung mit jahrhunderteealten, indianischen Mythen und Riten.

Wirklich lesenswert ist jener Teil des Romans, in dem sich Castellanos auf die Beschreibung der unterschiedlichen Lebensweisen und soziologischen Gegebenheiten in Chiapas am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts beschränkt. Dort, wo sie ins Reich der Magie abdriftet oder versucht, ein politisches Statement weiterzugeben, vermisst man echte Tiefe der Handlung. Auch der Indio-Aufstand an sich wird nur in kurzen, mosaikartigen Bildern wiedergegeben, sodass der Leser diesbezüglich letztlich etwas unbefriedigt zurück bleibt.
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schmechi | 4 altre recensioni | Jan 7, 2021 |

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