Rosa Chacel (Book order)

Rosa Chacel Book order

June 3, 1898 – July 27, 1994

Rosa Chacel was a Spanish writer whose work is marked by an independent spirit and a broad literary perspective. Her creative output, influenced by intellectual circles and European avant-garde movements, spans novels, poetry, short stories, essays, and personal diaries. Within her writings, often autobiographical in nature, she explored themes of freedom and identity, employing progressive stylistic techniques. Her cosmopolitan life experience is reflected in the richness and diversity of her literary production.

Two Confessions

246 pages
9 hours of reading

First English translation of these important works by two of Spains most gifted writers and intellectuals. Following the defeat of the Second Spanish Republic, María Zambrano (19041991) and Rosa Chacel (18981994), two of Spains most gifted intellectuals and writers, wrote compelling meditations on the meaning of confession in life and literature. Noël Valis and Carol Maier provide the first complete English-language translations of these essays. Zambrano and Chacel were friends, if not always amicably so; supporters of the Republic; and exiles. Both disciples of the philosopher Ortega y Gasset, they were nevertheless able to establish their own creative independence in their writing. Not only do the essays address national issues centered on Spanish literature, culture, and history, they also offer a unique philosophical-spiritual and literary approach to confession within the areas of philosophy, literature, religion, autobiography, womens and gender studies, and cultural studies. The translators introduction, afterword, and meticulous annotations supplement the texts.