Selected Prose and Prose-Poems by Gabriela Mistral (English) Paperback Book

Description: Selected Prose and Prose-Poems by Gabriela Mistral, Stephen Tapscott This Spanish-English bilingual volume gathers the most famous and representative prose writings of Gabriela Mistral, which have not been as readily available to English-only readers as her poetry. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The first Latin American to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature, the Chilean writer Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) is often characterized as a healing, maternal voice who spoke on behalf of women, indigenous peoples, the disenfranchised, children, and the rural poor. She is that political poet and more: a poet of philosophical meditation, self-consciousness, and daring. This is a book full of surprises and paradoxes. The complexity and structural boldness of these prose-poems, especially the female-erotic prose pieces of her first book, make them an important moment in the history of literary modernism in a tradition that runs from Baudelaire, the North American moderns, and the South American postmodernistas. Its a book that will be eye-opening and informative to the general reader as well as to students of gender studies, cultural studies, literary history, and poetry. This Spanish-English bilingual volume gathers the most famous and representative prose writings of Gabriela Mistral, which have not been as readily available to English-only readers as her poetry. The pieces are grouped into four sections."Fables, Elegies, and Things of the Earth" includes fifteen of Mistrals most accessible prose-poems."Prose and Prose-Poems from Desolacion / Desolation [1922]" presents all the prose from Mistrals first important book. "Lyrical Biographies" are Mistrals poetic meditations on Saint Francis and Sor Juana de la Cruz. "Literary Essays, Journalism, Messages" collects pieces that reveal Mistrals opinions on a wide range of subjects, including the practice of teaching; the writers Alfonso Reyes, Alfonsina Storni, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Pablo Neruda; Mistrals own writing practices; and her social beliefs. Editor/translator Stephen Tapscott rounds out the volume with a chronology of Mistrals life and a brief introduction to her career and prose. Notes Gathers the most famous and representative prose writings of Gabriela Mistral, which have not been as readily available to English-only readers as her poetry Author Biography Stephen Tapscott is Professor of Literature at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Table of Contents Biographical DataPrincipal PublicationsI. Fables, Elegies, and Things of the Earth El marThe SeaLa cebraThe ZebraEl faisán doradoThe Golden PheasantLa harinaFlourElogio de la salIn Praise of SaltEl higoThe FigLa piñaThe PineappleLa tortugaThe TortoisePanBreadLa jirafaThe GiraffeLa alpacaThe AlpacaEl girasolThe SunflowerElogio del cristalIn Praise of GlassElogio de la arenaIn Praise of SandSegundo elogio de la arenaSecond Praise-Song for the SandII. Prose and Prose-Poems from Desolación/Desolation (1922) La oración de la maestraThe Teachers PrayerLos cabellos de los niñosChildrens HairPoemas de las madresPoems of the Mothers I. Poemas de las madresI. Poems of the MothersII. Poemas de la madre más tristeII. Poems of the Saddest MotherNotaNoteCanciones de cunaLullabiesMotivos del barroMotifs of ClayLa flor de cuatro pétalosThe Four-Petaled FlowerPoemas del éxtasisPoems of EcstasyEl arteArtDecálogo del artistaDecalogue of the ArtistComentarios a poemas de Rabindranath TagoreCommentary on Poems by Rabindranath TagoreLecturas espiritualesSpiritual ReadingsMotivos de la PasiónMotifs of the PassionPoemas del hogarPoems of the HomeProsa escolar/Cuentos escolaresScholarly Prose/Stories for Schools Por qué las cañas son huecasWhy Bamboo Canes Are HollowPor qué las rosas tienen espinasWhy Roses Have ThornsLa raíz del rosalThe Root of the RosebushEl cardoThe ThistleLa charcaThe PuddleIII. Lyrical Biographies Canto a San FranciscoSong to Saint FrancisSilueta de Sor Juana Inés de la CruzProfile of Sor Juana Inés de la CruzIV. Literary Essays, Journalism, "Messages" Decir el sueñoTo Declare the DreamPensamientos pedagógicosThoughts on TeachingSilueta de la india mexicanaProfile of the Mexican Indian WomanChileChileUn hombre de México: Alfonso ReyesA Man of Mexico: Alfonso ReyesAlfonsina StorniAlfonsina StorniInvitación a la lectura de Rainer María RilkeAn Invitation to Read Rainer Maria RilkeSi Napoleón no hubiese existidoIf Napoleon Had Never ExistedJosé MartíJosé MartíRecado sobre Pablo NerudaA Message about Pablo NerudaComo escriboHow I WriteSobre cuatro sorbos de aguaOn Four Sips of WaterLa palabra malditaThe Forbidden WordMis ideas socialesMy Social BeliefsTranslators RemarksIndex of Titles Review "With his new translations ... Stephen Tapscott makes great strides toward redefining Mistral, her work, and her life for the North American reader. This collection denies the critical urge to allow Mistrals most celebrated poetry to trump her multifaceted achievements and broad intellectual interests. For the anglophone Mistral aficionado, Selected Prose and Prose-Poems is a breath of fresh air from a window on unexplored terrain." Bloomsbury Review "Tapscotts volume includes a rich variety of short texts--literary profiles, essays, stories for children, prose poems, biographies of religious figures, small fables extolling the romance of ordinary things, and writings on education and current events--and provides an excellent introduction to Mistrals prose... [His] translations of Mistrals prose as tight as verse are both lyrical and precise." Womens Review of Books Promotional Gathers the most famous and representative prose writings of Gabriela Mistral, which have not been as readily available to English-only readers as her poetry Long Description The first Latin American to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature, the Chilean writer Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) is often characterized as a healing, maternal voice who spoke on behalf of women, indigenous peoples, the disenfranchised, children, and the rural poor. She is that political poet and more: a poet of philosophical meditation, self-consciousness, and daring. This is a book full of surprises and paradoxes. The complexity and structural boldness of these prose-poems, especially the female-erotic prose pieces of her first book, make them an important moment in the history of literary modernism in a tradition that runs from Baudelaire, the North American moderns, and the South American postmodernistas. Its a book that will be eye-opening and informative to the general reader as well as to students of gender studies, cultural studies, literary history, and poetry. This Spanish-English bilingual volume gathers the most famous and representative prose writings of Gabriela Mistral, which have not been as readily available to English-only readers as her poetry. The pieces are grouped into four sections. "Fables, Elegies, and Things of the Earth" includes fifteen of Mistrals most accessible prose-poems. "Prose and Prose-Poems from Desolaci Review Quote "With his new translations . . . Stephen Tapscott makes great strides toward redefining Mistral, her work, and her life for the North American reader. This collection denies the critical urge to allow Mistrals most celebrated poetry to trump her multifaceted achievements and broad intellectual interests. For the anglophone Mistral aficionado, Selected Prose and Prose-Poems is a breath of fresh air from a window on unexplored terrain." Bloomsbury Review"Tapscotts volume includes a rich variety of short texts--literary profiles, essays, stories for children, prose poems, biographies of religious figures, small fables extolling the romance of ordinary things, and writings on education and current events--and provides an excellent introduction to Mistrals prose. . . . [His] translations of Mistrals prose as tight as verse are both lyrical and precise." Womens Review of Books Promotional "Headline" Gathers the most famous and representative prose writings of Gabriela Mistral, which have not been as readily available to English-only readers as her poetry Details ISBN0292752660 Author Stephen Tapscott Short Title SEL PROSE & PROSE POEMS Publisher University of Texas Press Series Texas Pan American Literature in Translation Series Language English ISBN-10 0292752660 ISBN-13 9780292752665 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 861.62 Year 2004 Imprint University of Texas Press Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Edited by Stephen Tapscott Illustrations black & white illustrations Residence US Birth 1889 Death 1957 DOI 10.1604/9780292752665 UK Release Date 2004-09-01 AU Release Date 2004-09-01 NZ Release Date 2004-09-01 US Release Date 2004-09-01 Pages 262 Publication Date 2004-09-01 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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