Languages and Literatures
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rosa Chacel y las artes
plásticas
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Lewiston, NY
2006, 204 pages
In this book, the author explores a variety of literary uses of
the visual arts in La Escuela de Platón, an
autobiographical trilogy where Rosa Chacel relates her coming of
age as an artist while creating a vivid chronicle of the cultural
and intellectual environment experienced by her generation.
Chacel’s background in sculpture and painting gives this trilogy
its unique perspective, while her experiences as a woman in the
male dominated art world influence the structure of the novels.
“It is the analysis of the different and numerous uses of the
visual arts in the narrative that represents a valuable
contribution to the understanding of this intellectually complex
author ... This book is an important contribution to the study of
this brilliant and unique writer.”
—Tina Pereda, Ph.D., Director Casa Hispana, Nazareth College,
Rochester