A Rosario Castellanos Reader: An Anthology of Her Poetry, Short Fiction, Essays, and Drama

Castellanos, Rosario;Ahern, Maureen

ISBN 10: 0292770391 / ISBN 13: 9780292770393

Published by Austin, Texas, U.S.A.: Univ of Texas Pr, 1988

About this Item

Inscribed by Maureen Ahern on title page. Jacket has rubbing and a 1/2 inch tear on back at bottom of spine corner--visible in photos. Book interior fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Rosario Castellanos Reader: An Anthology of Her Poetry, Short Fiction, Essays, and Drama
• Publisher: Austin, Texas, U.S.A.: Univ of Texas Pr
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0292770391
• ISBN 13: 9780292770393
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Thinker, writer, diplomat, feminist Rosario Castellanos was emerging as one of Mexico's major literary figures before her untimely death in 1974. This sampler of her work brings together her major poems, short fiction, essays, and a three-act play, The Eternal Feminine. Translated with fidelity to language and cultural nuance, many of these works appear here in English for the first time, allowing English-speaking readers to see the depth and range of Castellanos' work.

In her introductory essay, "Reading Rosario Castellanos: Contexts, Voices, and Signs," Maureen Ahern presents the first comprehensive study of Castellanos' work as a sign or signifying system. This approach through contemporary semiotic theory unites literary criticism and translation as an integral semiotic process. Ahern reveals how Castellanos integrated women's images, bodies, voices, and texts to feminize her discourse and create a plurality of new signs/messages about women in Mexico. Describing this process in The Eternal Feminine, Castellanos observes, "...it's not good enough to imitate the models proposed for us that are answers to circumstances other than our own. It isn't even enough to discover who we are. We have to invent ourselves."

About the Author

Maureen Ahern, co-editor of Homenaje a Rosario Castellanos and a noted translator, is a professor of Spanish at the Ohio State University.