The Siren Who Carried the Sea (La sirena que llevaba el mar, 1952) by Malgdalena Mondragon Aguirre.
Title
The Siren Who Carried the Sea (La sirena que llevaba el mar, 1952) by Malgdalena Mondragon Aguirre.
Description
Magdalena Mondragón Aguirre (1913-1989) dramatized women's perspectives in post-revolutionary Mexico. In The Siren Who Carried the Sea (1952), Nereida, a fisherman's wife, contemplates joining the sirens in the ocean after encountering a mystical winged serpent. "I’ve always wanted to see a siren, but I don’t want my wife to become one," the fisherman complains. But, by the time he realizes what's happening, the sirens have already started seducing his wife. "The sirens are singing, and calling upon me. Listen to them, listen to them!," Nereida cries.
Creator
May Farnsworth, Camila García, and Erin Griffis, translators
Source
Author: Magdalena Mondragón Aguirre
Year of Publication: 1952
City: Mexico City
Year of Publication: 1952
City: Mexico City
Publisher
May Farnsworth
Camila Garcia
Erin Griffis
Camila Garcia
Erin Griffis
Rights
Copyright 2022
Language
English and Spanish
Type
Theater translation
Files
Citation
May Farnsworth, Camila García, and Erin Griffis, translators, “The Siren Who Carried the Sea (La sirena que llevaba el mar, 1952) by Malgdalena Mondragon Aguirre.,” Spanish and Hispanic Studies Digital Gallery at HWS, accessed May 7, 2024, https://galeriahispana.omeka.net/items/show/3.