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, The Eternal Feminine. 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.

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 The Eternal Feminine, 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."

Your choice of ceremony elements should reflect you as a couple. The ceremony is the first event you will share as a couple and should not ony unite you as a couple but create a memory that will make a statement as a testament to your love and devotion. Keep in mind that your ceremony is not only for your benefit but also for your parents, and your guests. They will be joining you on this special day and perhaps have been planning and dreaming about this special day in your life as well. Read through the Ceremonies in this book as well as the add on ceremonies and readings to make this a very special day for yourselves, your parents and your guests.