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Murcia, España
Este artículo se interna en la primera obra teatral de Rosario Catellanos: Tablero de damas (1952). En esta pieza la autora mexicana indaga en la fenomenología del ámbito literario femenino contemporáneo a su escritura para ahondar en el motivo central de la misma: la consecución del destino literario, evasivo y de difícil acceso para la mujer. En un texto de estructura tradicional y tono fuertemente crítico, Castellanos presenta una gama de figuras femeninas donde sobresale la presencia de una autora consagrada frente a la joven aspirante a poeta, junto a un coro de damas mediocres y desaprensivas que contienden por obtener los favores de la madura laureada. La presencia de la secretaria abnegada marca un contrapunto dramático central, que presenta la obra bajo el envoltorio de un drama policial para trascender hacia una formulación dialéctica del destino. Este texto, que nunca volvió a editarse en vida de la autora, siendo desacreditado por ella misma, muestra un gran interés en su revisión contemporánea, pues traza las líneas maestras de la cosmovisión crítica de Rosario Castellanos ante la condición social, cultural y psicológica de la mujer que abraza el mundo de las letras para entregarse sin condiciones a su destino.
This article explores Rosario Castellanos's first play, Tablero de damas (1952). In this piece, the Mexican author explores the phenomenology of the contemporary female literary scene to delve deeper its central theme: the pursuit of literary destiny, which is elusive and difficult for women to access. In a text with a traditional structure and a strongly critical tone, Castellanos presents a range of female characters, highlighting the presence of an established author opposite the young aspiring poet, along with a chorus of mediocre and unscrupulous ladies who vie for the favors of the mature laureate. The presence of the self-sacrificing secretary marks a central dramatic counterpoint, presenting the play under the guise of a police drama to transcend toward a dialectical formulation of destiny. This text, which was never republished during the author's lifetime, having been discredited by her, shows great interest in its contemporary revision, as it traces the main lines of Rosario Castellanos' critical worldview regarding the social, cultural and psychological condition of the woman who embraces the world of letters to surrender herself unconditionally to her destiny.
This article explores Rosario Castellanos’s first play, Tablero de damas(1952). In this piece, the Mexican author explores the phenomenology of the contemporary female literary scene to delve deeperits central theme: the pursuit of literary destiny, which is elusive and difficult for women to access. In a text with a traditional structure and a strongly critical tone, Castellanos presents a range of female characters, highlighting the presence of an established author opposite the young aspiring poet, along with a chorus of mediocre and unscrupulous ladies who vie for the favors of the mature laureate. The presence of the self-sacrificing secretary marks a central dramatic counterpoint, presenting the play under the guise of a police drama to transcend toward a dialectical formulation of destiny. This text, which was never republished during the author's lifetime, having been discredited by her, shows great interest in its contemporary revision, as it traces the main lines of Rosario Castellanos’critical worldview regarding the social, cultural and psychological condition of the woman who embraces the world of letters to surrender herself unconditionally to her destiny.
