{"product_id":"a-rosario-castellanos-reader-an-anthology-of-her-poetry-short-fiction-essays-and-drama-9780292770362","title":"A Rosario Castellanos Reader: An Anthology of Her Poetry, Short Fiction, Essays, and Drama","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Eternal Feminine.\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Eternal Feminine, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosario Castellanos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Pan American\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.91w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292770362","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710529998985,"sku":"9780292770362","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6d0c82eb-3775-4f40-82f3-a1b452171fb9.jpg?v=1719538002","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-rosario-castellanos-reader-an-anthology-of-her-poetry-short-fiction-essays-and-drama-9780292770362","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}