false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172387547m/171335.jpg 171335 2 "When people reread her vork it will become evident that nobody in her time had as clear a consciousness of the twofold condition of being a woman and a Mexican. " --José Emilio Pacheco 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." 165452 12 1988 A Rosario Castellanos Reader: An Anthology of Her Poetry, Short Fiction, Essays, and Drama (Texas Pan American Series) total:10|5:6|4:4|3:0|2:0|1:0| 10 46 13 2 0 0 false false Sat Jan 03 12:31:59 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 12:31:59 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 06 06:58:11 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 07:01:43 -0800 2008 Rosario Castellanos was one of Mexico's most important literry voices after WWII. She opend doors for women in Mexican literature.]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 17 15:28:17 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 15:28:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 06 12:12:42 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 14:39:04 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 12:12:42 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Feb 03 18:36:41 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 18:36:41 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 28 01:53:05 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 01:53:05 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 14 01:44:25 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 05:29:15 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Nov 27 20:59:05 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 20:59:05 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Mon Oct 08 15:22:41 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 15:22:41 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Aug 25 13:24:22 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 13:24:22 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Aug 15 09:59:56 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 10:00:04 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Wed Aug 08 16:14:21 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 16:14:21 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Jun 04 12:36:13 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 12:36:13 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=171335