La Llorona
Title | La Llorona PDF eBook |
Author | Joe Hayes |
Publisher | Cinco Puntos Press |
Total Pages | 34 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0938317865 |
A retelling, in parallel English and Spanish text, of the traditional tale told in the Southwest and in Mexico of how the beautiful Maria became a ghost.
The Tale of La Llorona
Title | The Tale of La Llorona PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Lowery |
Publisher | Millbrook Press |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 2007-10-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0822563789 |
Expands on a popular Mexican folktale about a ghost that haunts riverbanks at night, crying as she searches for her lost children.
La Llorona
Title | La Llorona PDF eBook |
Author | Wim Coleman |
Publisher | Red Chair Press |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 2014-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1939656281 |
La Llorona (The Crying Woman) is a sad and haunting tale from Mexico. Parents have told the story for hundreds of years to misbehaving children and to guard against vanity. Some say the story is about Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and a native Mexican woman who served as his translator. Her loss can be compared to the loss of native Mexican culture after the Spanish conquest.
There Was a Woman
Title | There Was a Woman PDF eBook |
Author | Domino Renee Perez |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | 303 |
Release | 2008-07-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 029271811X |
"How is it that there are so many lloronas?" A haunting figure of Mexican oral and literary traditions, La Llorona permeates the consciousness of her folk community. From a ghost who haunts the riverbank to a murderous mother condemned to wander the earth after killing her own children in an act of revenge or grief, the Weeping Woman has evolved within Chican@ imaginations across centuries, yet no truly comprehensive examination of her impact existed until now. Tracing La Llorona from ancient oral tradition to her appearance in contemporary material culture, There Was a Woman delves into the intriguing transformations of this provocative icon. From La Llorona's roots in legend to the revisions of her story and her exaltation as a symbol of resistance, Domino Renee Perez illuminates her many permutations as seductress, hag, demon, or pitiful woman. Perez draws on more than two hundred artifacts to provide vivid representations of the ways in which these perceived identities are woven from abstract notions—such as morality or nationalism—and from concrete, often misunderstood concepts from advertising to television and literature. The result is a rich and intricate survey of a powerful figure who continues to be reconfigured.
The Tale of La Llorona
Title | The Tale of La Llorona PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | First Avenue Editions |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 2008-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0822567431 |
Expands on a popular Mexican folktale about a ghost that haunts riverbanks at night, crying as she searches for her lost children. Reprint.
The Legend of La Llorona
Title | The Legend of La Llorona PDF eBook |
Author | Ray John De Aragon |
Publisher | Sunstone Press |
Total Pages | 106 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Legends |
ISBN | 0865345058 |
A study of the legend of La Llorona, the ghost of a woman whose wailing is thought to be an omen of death. The author has woven together the many variations of the legend he discovered in interviewing residents of many New Mexico towns.
Prietita Y la Llorona
Title | Prietita Y la Llorona PDF eBook |
Author | Gloria Anzaldúa |
Publisher | Children's Book Press |
Total Pages | 46 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780892391677 |
All her life, Prietita has heard terrifying tales of "la llorona", the legendary ghost of a woman who steals children at night. When she actually encounters the ghost, Prietita discovers a compassionate woman who helps Prietita on her journey of self-discovery. Based on a Mexican legend. Full-color illustrations.