SIEMPREVIVAS. LAURA MÉNDEZ DE CUENCA Y JOSEFA MURILLO DOS EXPRESIONES DEL CARÁCTER Y LA SENSIBILIDAD MEXICANAS DEL SIGLO XIX

Abstract

The rise of the literary histories of the mid-twentieth century, had as purpose the construction of a literary canon governed by nationalist criteria ascribed to the triumphant ideology.
Unfortunately, during this process they left in the way a series of forgotten authors and works that are samples of the dynamism, diversity and vitality of the nineteenth-century literary tradition, among this forgetfulness are the women writers who were so present during the aspiration to build a national literature during the 19th century. In this context, the present monograph adds to the research and rescue work that was carried out in recent decades and with it to make visible the work of Laura Méndez de Cuenca and Josefa Murillo. Her work shows how the authors managed to take advantage of the few public spaces they could access to express their sensitivity and commitment to art and the nation. They are also indications that they did not live in anonymity; on the contrary, they enjoyed the acceptance and admiration of the male guild that prevailed in literary expression, a situation that allowed them to be recognized
as women of letters of their time. Such are the cases of Murillo and Méndez, but it does not mean that they were the only ones