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Rosario Castellanos (1925–1974)

Auteur van 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 toon meer 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) toon minder

Werken van Rosario Castellanos

The Book of Lamentations (1962) 230 exemplaren
The Nine Guardians: a Novel (1957) 224 exemplaren
City of Kings (1960) — Auteur — 69 exemplaren
El Eterno Femenino (1975) 47 exemplaren
Álbum de familia (1971) 44 exemplaren
Mujer que sabe latín... (1973) 42 exemplaren
Los convidados de agosto (1964) 41 exemplaren
Obras. 1, Narrativa (1989) 11 exemplaren
El mar y sus pescaditos (1997) 9 exemplaren
Rito de iniciación (1997) 8 exemplaren
Uso de la Palabra, el (1988) 6 exemplaren
Poemas Escolhidos (2020) 4 exemplaren
Juicios sumarios II (1984) 4 exemplaren
Obras reunidas. Vol. 1. Novela (2005) 3 exemplaren
Antología poética (2017) 2 exemplaren
Mujer De Palabras, Tomo I (2004) 2 exemplaren
Juicios sumarios I (1984) 2 exemplaren
Declaración de fe (1901) 2 exemplaren
Homenaje a Rosario Castellanos (1980) 2 exemplaren
BALN-CANN 2 exemplaren
Cours de cuisine (1989) 1 exemplaar
RITO DE INICIACIÓN (2012) 1 exemplaar
Looking at the Mona Lisa (1981) 1 exemplaar
Álbum de familia (2020) 1 exemplaar
Balun Canán 1 exemplaar

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These Are Not Sweet Girls: Poetry by Latin American Women (2000) — Medewerker — 39 exemplaren
Pleasure in the Word : Erotic Writing by Latin American Women (1993) — Medewerker — 34 exemplaren
One World of Literature (1992) — Medewerker — 24 exemplaren
De dag dat je brief kwam (1988) — Medewerker — 18 exemplaren
Under the Pomegranate Tree: The Best New Latino Erotica (1996) — Medewerker — 14 exemplaren
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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 andere besprekingen | 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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