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Encyclopedia > Mexican literature

Mexican literature plays an important role in Mexican culture. In particular, there were many important Mexican scholars and writers during the time of the Mexican Revolution. A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... The Mexican Revolution was a violent social and cultural movement, colored by socialist, nationalist, and anarchist tendencies, that began with the popular rejection of dictator Porfirio Díaz Mori in 1910 and continued even after the promulgation of a new constitution seven years later. ...


Several periods characterize Mexican literature: the Pre-Columbian epoch, which lasted until the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish Conquistadors; the Colonial Era, defined by the baroque movement and influences from Spain; the Independence Era, which reached a nebulous climax in the second half of the 19th century, dominated by the influence of the French Revolution; the Revolutionary Era, from 1910 to 1960, proletariat and socialistic in its impulses and themes; and a contemporary fragmentary era from the 1960s onwards.


From pre-Hispanic times, the writer best known today is the poet-king Nezahualcoyotl. Nezahualcoyotl (1402 – 1472) was King of Texcoco (in modern Mexico), the Pre-Columbian state of Alcohuan, a Nahuatl-speaking people. ...


Two outstanding figures in the colonial era were Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695), a nun who wrote many fine poems and won fame for her defense of women's rights, and the playwright Juan Ruiz de Alarcón. Sor Juana (12 November 1651 (or 1648, according to some biographers) – 17 April 1695), also known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz or, in full, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz de Asbaje y Ramírez, was a self taught Mexican scholar, nun, and writer of the... Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza (1581? - August 4, 1639), was a Mexican dramatist. ...


Perhaps the most famous and influential writer of the Revolutionary years was Mariano Azuela. He is known for writing the first novel of the Revolution. He was born in 1873, in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco. He started writing early. He was a liberal who supported Francisco I. Madero. During the war he was a doctor on the battlefield, so he witnessed many horrific scenes himself. He wrote Los de abajo (translated into English as "The Underdogs") in Texas in 1915. The Underdogs is about the Mexican Revolution. It achieved great success all over the world. Azuela continued writing after that, but he became very disappointed with all of the corruption that was happening in his country. This can be seen in the sarcasm of his later works Las moscas, El camarada Pantoja, and La luciernaga. The Mexican Revolution was a violent social and cultural movement, colored by socialist, nationalist, and anarchist tendencies, that began with the popular rejection of dictator Porfirio Díaz Mori in 1910 and continued even after the promulgation of a new constitution seven years later. ... Mariano Azuela (January 1, 1873 - March 1, 1952) was a Mexican author and physician, best known for his fictional stories of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Mexico geography stubs ... Other Mexican States Capital Guadalajara Other major cities Puerto Vallarta Ciudad Guzmán list of municipalities Area 80,386 km² Ranked 6th Population (2000 census) 6,321,280 Ranked 4th Governor (2001-07) Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña (PAN) Federal Deputies (19) PRI = 13 PAN = 6 Federal Senators PAN... Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism, an adherent of the ideology espousing individual liberty and private property, meaning varies country to country American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Modern liberalism, in the USA, describes a political ideology that favors government intervention to promote equality Political progressivism, a political... Term of office: 6 November 1911 – 18 February 1913 Preceded by: Francisco León de la Barra (interim) Succeeded by: Pedro Lascuráin (interim) Date of birth: 30 October 1873 Place of birth: Parras, Coahuila Date of death: 22 February 1913 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Businessman First Lady... ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

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Pre-Columbian writers

Nezahualcoyotl (1402 – 1472) was King of Texcoco (in modern Mexico), the Pre-Columbian state of Alcohuan, a Nahuatl-speaking people. ...

Colonial writers

Sor Juana (12 November 1651 (or 1648, according to some biographers) – 17 April 1695), also known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz or, in full, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz de Asbaje y Ramírez, was a self taught Mexican scholar, nun, and writer of the...

Essayists

  • Elena Poniatowska
  • Carlos Monsivais
  • Germán Dehesa
  • Cristina Pacheco
  • Jaime Torres Bodet
  • Daniel Sada
  • Federico Reyes Heroles

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Novelists

Ikram Antaki (July 9, 1948 - October 31, 2000) was a noted Mexican writer of Syrian origin. ... Mariano Azuela (January 1, 1873 - March 1, 1952) was a Mexican author and physician, best known for his fictional stories of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. ... Dr. Ricardo Elizondo Elizondo is a Mexican writer whose work deals mostly with the northern states of Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas) and the border. ... Martín Luis Guzmán. ... Gregorio López y Fuentes (November 17, 1895-1966) was a Mexican novelist, poet, and journalist, likely best known for his most famous work, Una Carta a Dios (a Letter to God). ... Fernando del Paso is a Mexican writer. ... Juan Rulfo (born 16 May 1917 – 7 January 1986) was a Mexican novelist, short story writer, and photographer, one of Latin Americas most esteemed authors. ... Carmen Boullosa (b. ... Héctor Aguilar Camín (b. ... José Agustín is a Mexican writer. ... Rosarío Castellanos (1925-1974) was a Mexican poet and author. ... Laura Esquivel is a Mexican author. ... Carlos Fuentes Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes Macías (born November 11, 1928) is one of the best-known living novelists and essayists in the Hispanic world. ... Vicente Lenero (born June 9, 1933 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican novelist, journalist, and dramatist. ... José Vasconcelos (Oaxaca, Oaxaca, 1882 – Mexico City, 1959) was a Mexican writer, thinker and politician. ...

Poets

Octavio Paz on the cover of his Selected Poems (1988) Octavio Paz (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature. ... Alfonso Reyes was born in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1889, and died in Mexico City in 1959. ... José Emilio Pacheco at the Octavio Paz award 2003 José Emilio Pacheco (México City, 1939) is a Mexican poet, essayist, translator, novelist and short story writer. ... Jaime Sabines (March 25, 1926 – March 19, 1999) was a Mexican poet. ... Ramón López Velarde (15 June 1888 – 19 June 1921) was a Mexican poet. ... Salvador Novo (30 July 1904 – 13 January 1974) was a Mexican writer and the official chronicler of Mexico City, where he was born. ... Gabriel Zaid is a Mexican writer, poet and intellectual. ... Amado Nervo, real Name: Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo (born August 27, 1870; died May 24, 1919) was an American Hispanic poet. ... Carlos Pellicer (January 16, 1897 - February 16, 1977) was born Carlos Pellicer Cámara in Villahermosa, Tabasco. ...

Playwrights

Rodolfo Usigli was a Mexican playwright. ...

Historians


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