Madwomen: The "Locas mujeres" Poems of Gabriela Mistral, a Bilingual Edition

A Schoolteacher Whose Poetry Catapulted Her To Early Fame In Her Native Chile And An International Diplomat Whose Boundary-defying Sexuality Still Challenges Scholars, Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) Is One Of The Most Important And Enigmatic Figures In Latin American Literature Of The Last Century. The Locas Mujeres Poems Collected Here Are Among Mistral's Most Complex And Compelling, Exploring Facets Of The Self In Extremis - Poems Marked By The Wound Of Blazing Catastrophe And Its Aftermath Of Mourning. From Disquieting Humor To Balladlike Lyricism To Folkloric Wisdom, These Pieces Enact A Tragic Sense Of Life, Depicting Madwomen Who Are Anything But Mad. Strong And Intensely Human, Mistral's Poetic Women Confront Impossible Situations To Which No Sane Response Exists. This Collection Presents Poems From Mistral's Final Published Volume As Well As New Editions Of Posthumous Work, Featuring The First English-language Appearance Of Many Essential Poems. Madwomen Promises To Reveal A Profound Poet To A New Generation Of Anglophone Readers While Reacquainting Spanish Readers With A Stranger, More Complicated Madwoman Than Most Have Ever Known.--jacket. From Lagar/winepress. La Otra, The Other -- La Adandonada, The Abandoned Woman -- La Anisosa, The Anxious Woman -- La Bailarina, The Ballerina -- La Desida, The Woman Unburdened -- La Desvelada, The Sleepless Woman -- La Dichosa, The Happy Woman -- La Fervorosa, The Fervent Woman -- La Fugitiva, The Fugitive Woman -- La Granjera, The Farm Woman -- La Humillada, The Humbled Woman -- La Que Camina, She Who Walks -- Marta Y Maria, Martha And Mary -- Una Mujer, A Woman -- Mujer De Prisionero, Prisoner's Woman. From Lagar Ii. Antigona, Antigone -- La Cabelluda, The Shaggy Woman -- La Contadora, The Storyteller -- Electra En La Niebla, Electra In The Mist -- Madre Bisoja, Cross-eyed Mother -- La Que Aguarda, She Who Waits -- Dos Trascordados, Two Forgotten Ones -- La Trocada, The Changed Woman. Uncollected. Clitemnestra, Clytemnestra -- Casandra, Cassandra. Edited And Translated By Randall Couch. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 165-166) And Index.