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Quiero Vivir Mi Vida / Punal De Claveles (Spanish, Paperback, Stockcero ed.)
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Carmen de Burgos (1867-1932) was one of Madrid's best-known authors
during the first third of the century, when the capital was
experiencing the accelerated changes associated with the processes
of modernity. A prolific writer of a wide variety of works (12
novels, 57 short stories, a long list of translations, manuals of
behavior for women and a vast number of newspaper articles), Burgos
was also an important public figure whose essays and speeches
passionately promoted the cause of increasing civil rights for
women in Spanish society. To return to her work today is to
familiarize one's self with the popular literature, politics and
social concerns of almost a century ago. This edition includes two
of Burgos's fictional works from 1931: the full-length novel
-Quiero vivir mi vida-, and the short story -Punal de claveles-.
Both were published the year before the autor's death, during the
most politically radical period of her life. Burgos dedicates the
novel to Gregorio Maranon, calling it -an homage to the great
doctor Maranon, who in the most competent and noble of ways, has
illuminated the study of intersexuality with his piety and
science.- Likewise, in the prologue to the novel (included here in
this edition), Maranon praises Burgos for her clear understanding
of his theories and the incorporation of his concept of
intersexuality into the development of the characters. The murder
known as the -crime of Nijar- (Almeria, 1928) is the basis for the
plot of Burgos's -Punal de claveles- as well as for Lorca's
better-known play -Bodas de sangre- (1932). What in the poet
Lorca's hands was a poetic tragedy, for Burgos -the feminist-
became a story about the need for women to have the opportunity to
escape traditional gender roles. Unlike that of -Bodas de sangre-,
-Punal de claveles's- happy ending is directed towards a mass (and
largely female) audience. This critical edition by Susan Larson
includes Maranon's essay -Sobre el sentido de los celos- an
introduction which includes a comparison of -Punal de claveles- to
Lorca's -Bodas de sangre- as well as notes to help the reader
understand Burgos's work in social and cultural context.
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Imprint: |
Stock Cero
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2009 |
First published: |
October 2009 |
Authors: |
Carmen De Burgos
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Editors: |
Susan Larson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
308 |
Edition: |
Stockcero ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-934768-28-0 |
Languages: |
Spanish
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Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-934768-28-6 |
Barcode: |
9781934768280 |
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