Certain repeated concepts or descriptive words caught my attention, specifically as to how the image of ‘the woman’ was portrayed throughout the poems. Even though there was a noticeable shift in perception of the woman, that was visible to the reader …
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Certain repeated concepts or descriptive words caught my attention, specifically as to how the image of ‘the woman’ was portrayed throughout the poems. Even though there was a noticeable shift in perception of the woman, that was visible to the reader …
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To be honest, I was a little bit unprepared for this weeks reading, not unprepared as in not ready to read this weeks text, but unprepared for the themes and ideas that Gabriela Mistral discusses in her work. After reading through all her poems, I found it somewhat difficult to fully understand all the thoughts […]
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After reading Madwomen, it is clear that Gabriela Mistral was anything by ordinary, not only in Latin American literature, but in her life as well. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the various poems that make up Mistral’s Madwomen. It gave me a new insight into life as a woman at the time the book was written. […]
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I want to start this post by saying that The Madwomen by Gabriela Mistral was the first of the books we’ve read that I actually really liked. As in, I want to buy my own copy and reread it until I feel I understand it. I’m not sure exactly what i…
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