Table Of Content2
6
2
f
o
1
t
e
e
h
s
/
L
A GABRIELA
R
T
S
I
M
A MISTRAL
L
E
I
R
B
A
G
/
t SELECTED PROSE
t
o
c
s AND PROSE-POEMS
p
a
T
6
7
6
6
4
1
:
8
0
9
2
.
7
.
2
0
0
2
g
n
e
s
T
2
6
2
f
o
2
t
e
e
h
s
/
L
A
R T P A L T
T
S
MI S
A
L DannyAnderson,Editor
E
I
R
B
A
G J R. T L L S
/
L A L A C
t
t
o
c
s
p
a
T
6
7
6
6
4
1
:
8
0
9
2
.
7
.
2
0
0
2
g
n
e
s
T
2
6
2
f
o
3
t
e
e
h
s
/ GABRIELA
L
A
R
T
S
I
M
A
L
IE MISTRAL
R
B
A
G
/
t
t
o
c
s
p
a
T
6
67 SELECTED PROSE
6
AND PROSE-POEMS
EDITED AND
TRANSLATED BY
STEPHEN TAPSCOTT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS
Austin
4
1
:
8
0
9
2
.
7
.
2
0
0
2
g
n
e
s
T
2
6
2
f
o
4
t
e
e
h
s
/
L
A
R
T Copyright©bytheUniversityofTexasPress
S
I
M Allrightsreserved
LA PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
E
I
BR Firstedition,
A
G
/ Requestsforpermissiontoreproducematerial
t fromthisworkshouldbesenttoPermissions,
t
o
c UniversityofTexasPress,Box,Austin,TX
s
ap -.
T
76 (cid:8)Thepaperusedinthisbookmeetsthemini-
66 mumrequirementsof/.-
()(PermanenceofPaper).
LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-Publication
Data
Mistral,Gabriela,–.
[Selections.English&Spanish.]
Selectedproseandprose-poems/GabrielaMistral;
editedandtranslatedbyStephenTapscott.—
sted.
p. cm.—(TexasPanAmericanliterature
intranslationseries)
(JoeR.andTeresaLozanoLongseriesinLatin
AmericanandLatinoartandculture)
Includesindex.
---(hardcover:alk.paper)
.Mistral,Gabriela,–—Translationsinto
English. I.Tapscott,Stephen,– II.Title.
III.Series. IV.Series:JoeR.andTeresaLozano
LongseriesinLatinAmericanandLatino
artandculture
.
'.—dc
4
1
:
8
0
9
2
.
7
.
2
0
0
2
g
n
e
s
T
2
6
2
f
o
5
t
e
e
h
s
/
L
RA
T
S
I
M
A
L
E
I
R BiographicalData,ix
B
A
G PrincipalPublications,xi
/
t
t
o
c
ps I. FABLES, ELEGIES, AND THINGS OF THE EARTH,
a
T
76 Elmar Pan
6
6
TheSea Bread
Lacebra Lajirafa
TheZebra TheGiraffe
Elfaisándorado Laalpaca
TheGoldenPheasant TheAlpaca
Laharina Elgirasol
Flour TheSunflower
Elogiodelasal Elogiodelcristal
InPraiseofSalt InPraiseofGlass
Elhigo Elogiodelaarena
TheFig InPraiseofSand
Lapiña Segundoelogiodelaarena
ThePineapple SecondPraise-Songfor
theSand
Latortuga
TheTortoise
II. PROSE AND PROSE-POEMS FROM
DESOLACIÓN / DESOLATION (),
Laoracióndelamaestra Poemasdelasmadres
TheTeacher’sPrayer PoemsoftheMothers
Loscabellosdelosniños I.Poemasdelasmadres
Children’sHair I.PoemsoftheMothers
4
1
:
8
0
9
2
.
7
.
2
0
0
2
g
n
e
s
T
2
6
2
f
o
6
t
e
e CONTENTS
h
s
/
L II.Poemasdelamadre MotivosdelaPasión
A
TR mástriste
S MotifsofthePassion
I
M II.PoemsoftheSaddest
A Poemasdelhogar
L Mother
E
I
R PoemsoftheHome
B Cancionesdecuna
A
G
Prosaescolar/
/ Lullabies
t Cuentosescolares
t
o Motivosdelbarro
sc Porquélascañasson
p
a MotifsofClay huecas
T
6
7 Laflordecuatropétalos ScholarlyProse/
6
6 StoriesforSchools
TheFour-PetaledFlower
WhyBambooCanes
Poemasdeléxtasis
AreHollow
PoemsofEcstasy
Porquélasrosastienen
Elarte espinas
Art WhyRosesHaveThorns
Decálogodelartista Laraízdelrosal
DecalogueoftheArtist TheRootoftheRosebush
Comentariosapoemasde Elcardo
RabindranathTagore
TheThistle
CommentaryonPoemsby
Lacharca
RabindranathTagore
ThePuddle
Lecturasespirituales
SpiritualReadings
III. LYRICAL BIOGRAPHIES,
CantoaSanFrancisco SiluetadeSorJuanaInés
delaCruz
SongtoSaintFrancis
ProfileofSorJuanaInés
delaCruz
4
1
:
8
0 vi
9
2
.
7
.
2
0
0
2
g
n
e
s
T
2
6
2
f
o
7
t
e
e Contents
h
s
/
L IV. LITERARY ESSAYS, JOURNALISM, ‘‘MESSAGES’’,
A
R
T
S
I Decirelsueño SiNapoleónnohubiese
M
LA ToDeclaretheDream existido
E
I IfNapoleonHadNever
BR Pensamientospedagógicos
A Existed
G
/ ThoughtsonTeaching
JoséMartí
t
ot Siluetadelaindiamexicana
c JoséMartí
s
ap ProfileoftheMexican
T RecadosobrePabloNeruda
IndianWoman
6
7
6 AMessageaboutPablo
6 Chile
Neruda
Chile
Comoescribo
UnhombredeMéxico:
HowIWrite
AlfonsoReyes
Sobrecuatrosorbosdeagua
AManofMexico:Alfonso
Reyes OnFourSipsofWater
AlfonsinaStorni Lapalabramaldita
AlfonsinaStorni TheForbiddenWord
Invitaciónalalecturade Misideassociales
RainerMaríaRilke
MySocialBeliefs
AnInvitationtoRead
RainerMariaRilke
Translator’sRemarks,
IndexofTitles,
4
1
:
8
0 vii
9
2
.
7
.
2
0
0
2
g
n
e
s
T
THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
2
6
2
f
o
9
t
e
e
h
s
/
L
RA
T
S
I
M
A
L
E
I
R Born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga in Vicuña, Chile, in the agricul-
B
A
G tural/miningEquilValley,onApril.Parents:JerónimoGodoy
/
VillanuevaandPetronilaAlcayaga.
t
t
co Throughherpaternalgrandmother,MistrallaterclaimedJewish
s
ap lineage;throughhermother,Basque,Indian,andmestizo.
T
6 Herfather,anitinerantmusician,abandonsthefamily.
7
6
6 EnterspublicschoolatVicuña,wheresheisunjustlyaccusedof
stealing, reprimanded by the instructor, and taunted by fellow
students.
– AppliesforadmissiontostudyatthesecondaryschoolatLaSer-
ena,butisrejectedforher‘‘socialist’’ideals.Largelyself-taught,
shebecomesateacherintheschoolatLaCompañíaandworks
alsoattheLaSerenaschool.
Suicide of Romelio Ureta, for whom Mistral professed a ‘‘pro-
foundspiritualaffection’’;hisdeathresultedfromcausesappar-
entlyunrelatedtotheirrelationship.
Begins to sign letters with the pseudonym ‘‘Gabriela Mistral.’’
(Thechoiceofthesenamescomesfromvarioussources,includ-
ingthearchangelGabriel,thewarm‘‘mistral’’windoftheMedi-
terranean,andapparentlyFrédéricMistral,theProvençalwriter
whochronicledFrenchrurallife.)
Professor (teaching primary-level students) and inspector of
schoolsinTraiguén,LosAndes,andAntofagasta.
While in Antofagasta (–), she becomes involved with
the Theosophic Lodge and absorbs some ‘‘Asian’’ influences; in
Los Andes, she writes the ‘‘Sonetos de la muerte’’ (Sonnets of
Death).
WinstheNationalFlowerAwardinaprestigiouspoetrycontest.
Adopts‘‘GabrielaMistral’’asaliterarypseudonym.
– Holds various positions as professor and educational adminis-
trator, including that of principal in Temuco, where she meets
theyoungPabloNeruda.
Publishes widely in literary magazines, including fi(cid:10)y-five
piecesinthetextbookseriesLibrosdeLectura.
4
1
:
8
0 ix
9
2
.
7
.
2
0
0
2
g
n
e
s
T
Description:The first Latin American to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature, the Chilean writer Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) is often characterized as a healing, maternal voice who spoke on behalf of women, indigenous peoples, the disenfranchised, children, and the rural poor. She is that political poet and mo
