CASTELLANOS, Rosario
Rosario Castellanos Figueroa, Rosario Castellanos
25 May 1925 – 7 August 1974
Birthplace: Mexico City [raised in Comitán, Chiapas, Mexico]
Mexican author, poet, educator, diplomat & activist
Extended excerpt: [Essay]
“We had to laugh. Because laughter, we already know, is the first evidence of freedom.
And I feel so free that I can begin with “dialogue of the most honorable men,” I mean, with other writers. On an
equal basis. On a first-name basis.” (p. 258)
Original Spanish title:“Si poesía no eres tú entonces ¿qué?” (1973) Mujer que sabe latín, Fondo de Cultura
Economica, edition 2003, p. 161
Spanish-language text: “Hay que reír, pues. Y la risa, ya lo sabemos, es el primer testimonio de la libertad.”
Source: Library – A Rosario Castellanos Reader (1988) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 0-292-77039-1
Resources
Learn more about Rosario Castellanos | Here are a few good places to start –
- A Rosario Castellanos Reader (1988) Castllanos anthology of poems, short fiction, essays & drama, with an introduction from editor and translator Maureen Ahern. Text available to borrow online via Open Library [free subscription service]: https://archive.org/stream/rosariocastellan00cast#page/n0/mode/1up
- “La lúcida rebeldía feminist de Rosario Castellanos, a 40 años de su falleimiento” | El Colegio de México, Dr. Gabriela Cano provides an overview of Castellanos' life and the impact of her work (7 August 2014) Video via YouTube [17:23 minutes – Spanish]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlxqlJLGTeo
- ‘Rosario Castellanos' (1996) Sólo Mujeres documentary – Spanish-language Canal 22 production (video – 28:50) online via Canal22 & YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNfINmcX_wE
- ‘Rosario Castellanos' (2015) Secretaría de Cultura de México – Animated biographical video, featuring clips of Castellanos reading verses of her poetry (video – 10:39) Spanish language; online via Secretaría de Cultura de México & YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs9Mwqr_nRc&t=149s
- ‘Rosario Castellanos Dies; Mexican Envoy to Israel' (9 August 1974) The New York Times – Brief obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/09/archives/-rosario-castellanos-dies-mexican-envoy-to-israel.html
- Rosario Castellanos|Open Library – Engish & Spanish language Castellano texts available to borrow & read online via Open Library [free subscription service]: https://openlibrary.org/search?q=rosario+castellanos&author_key=OL203132A&mode=ebooks&has_fulltext=true
- Image credit: CASTELLANOS, Rosario (no date) Photo: Maria Garcia/CNIPL, “Rosario Castellanos, the First to Give Vioce to Those Who Did Not Have It: Dolores Castro,” Comm. No. 1203/2013, 7 Aug. 2013, Press kit image; Secretaría de Cultura, Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Cultural Secretary, Mexico) http://www.cultura.gob.mx/recursos/sala_prensa/fotogaleria/cnipl_escritores_mexicanos_castellanos_rosario_foto_maria_garcia.jpg [Repeat Right edit for size/clarity]
