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Author: Niggli, Josefina (Author). Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press. Number of Pages: 276. Weight: 0.88 lbs. Publication Date: 2002-08-12. ISBN13: 9780299224547.

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PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press

ISBN-100299224546

ISBN-139780299224547

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Number of Pages328 Pages

Publication NamePlays of Josefina Niggli : Recovered Landmarks of Latino Literature

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

SubjectCaribbean & Latin American, Women, Theater / Playwriting, American / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorJosefina Niggli

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama, Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight11.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2007-011824

Reviews"Josefina Niggli's ghost haunts the fields of Mexican American and Chicana/o Studies, which have been uncomfortable with her exclusion but hesitant to embrace her fully."-from the introduction, "Josefina Niggli's ghost haunts the fields of Mexican American and Chicana/o Studies, which have been uncomfortable with her exclusion but hesitant to embrace her fully."--from the introduction, "Padilla and Orchard have completed the formidable task of revitalizing the archive of Mexican American author Josefina Niggli, a writer whose production defies easy categorization but whose time has arrived thanks to the vicissitudes of cultural styles and newer rehearsals in Chicano-Latino literary history."--Roberto Tejada, University of California, San Diego, "Padilla and Orchard have completed the formidable task of revitalizing the archive of Mexican American author Josefina Niggli, a writer whose production defies easy categorization but whose time has arrived thanks to the vicissitudes of cultural styles and newer rehearsals in Chicano-Latino literary history."-Roberto Tejada, University of California, San Diego, " Padilla and Orchard have completed the formidable task of revitalizing the archive of Mexican American author Josefina Niggli, a writer whose production defies easy categorization but whose time has arrived thanks to the vicissitudes of cultural styles and newer rehearsals in Chicano-Latino literary history." -- Roberto Tejada, University of California, San Diego

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Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal813/.52

SynopsisWinner of the 2002 Brittingham Prize in Poetry, this collection explores the gestures of hurtfulness and compassion. Whether set in a shelter for battered women, in the midst of a political demonstration, or at the centre of an orchestra, the poems pursue the place of language in an injurous world., Josefina Niggli (1910-1983) was one of the most successful Mexican American writers of the early twentieth century. Born of European parents and raised in Mexico, she spent most of her adult life in the United States, and in her plays and novels she aimed to portray authentic Mexican experiences for English-speaking audiences. Niggli crossed borders, cultures, and genres, and her life and work prompt interesting questions about race, class, gender, modernity, ethnic and national identity, and the formation of literary canons. Although Niggli is perhaps best known for her fiction and folk plays, this anthology recovers her historical dramas, most of which have been long out of print or were never published. These plays are deeply concerned with the aftermath of the 1910 Mexican Revolution, imagining its implications for Mexico, Mexican Americans, and U.S.-Mexico relations. Included are "Mexican Silhouettes" (1928), "Singing Valley" (1936), "The Cry of Dolores" (1936), "The Fair God" (1936), "Soldadera" (1938), "This is Villa!" (1939), and "The Ring of General Macias" (1943). These works reflect on the making of history and often portray the Revolution through the lens of women's experiences. Also included in this volume are an extensive critical introduction to Niggli, a chronology of her life and writings, plus letters and reviews by, to, and about Josefina Niggli. that provide illuminatingcontext for the plays., Josefina Niggli (1910-1983) was one of the most successful Mexican American writers of the early twentieth century. Born of European parents and raised in Mexico, she spent most of her adult life in the United States, and in her plays and novels she aimed to portray authentic Mexican experiences for English-speaking audiences. Niggli crossed borders, cultures, and genres, and her life and work prompt interesting questions about race, class, gender, modernity, ethnic and national identity, and the formation of literary canons. Although Niggli is perhaps best known for her fiction and folk plays, this anthology recovers her historical dramas, most of which have been long out of print or were never published. These plays are deeply concerned with the aftermath of the 1910 Mexican Revolution, imagining its implications for Mexico, Mexican Americans, and U.S.-Mexico relations. Included are Mexican Silhouettes (1928), Singing Valley (1936), The Cry of Dolores (1936), The Fair God (1936), Soldadera (1938), This is Villa! (1939), and The Ring of General Macias (1943). These works reflect on the making of history and often portray the Revolution through the lens of women's experiences. Also included in this volume are an extensive critical introduction to Niggli, a chronology of her life and writings, plus letters and reviews by, to, and about Josefina Niggli. that provide illuminating context for the plays. Best Books for Special Interests, selected by the American Association of School Librarians, and Outstanding Book, selected by the Public Library Association "The Best of the Best of the University Presses: Books You Should Know About" presented at the 2008 American Library Association Annual Conference

LC Classification NumberPR9200.9.N5P55 2007