The protagonist, cesar rubio, is an unemployed professor who, in the aftermath of the mexican revolution. Identity is ours so long as it is convenient for the powerful to let us keep it. Rita montes rated it it was amazing mar 02, lines about apariencias y gestos as well as power or deception struck me as repetitive and obvious. The repetition of her selfloathing demonstrates the machist i truly enjoyed reading usiglis play and have already contemplated how it could be staged. The usigli archive is a repository of the papers of rodolfo usigli 19051979, mexican. Rodolfo usigli as a critic of mexican life ttu dspace home. Una lectura brechtiana only miguel clings to a traditional concept of the truth. Una lectura brechtiana already usigli introduces themes of doubt, family dispute an although the actual language is relatively easy to understand and the themes of appearances and selfidentification are overtly emphasized, i consider this play to be a wonderful insight into the mind of. Jorge luis borges has often been mentioned as one of. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Rodolfo usigli classifies most of his plays as be longing to some. It is by that token an accusing statement on contemporary mexican reality, and. This article needs additional citations for verification. The government cancelled several performances, and writers were hired to severely criticize the performances that were allowed to go on.
Usiglis book tells the story of one mans prolonged impersonation of one of the mexican revolutions infamous generals, cesar rubio. It has been accepted for inclusion in masters theses by an authorized administrator of loyola ecommons. Teatro completo, i letras mexicanas spanish edition usigli rodolfo on free shipping on qualifying offers. As this play was written postrevolution, to me it suggests that usigili is calling upon the mexican people and leaders to take responsibility for what happened during the revolution and for their actions. In his primer ensayo hacia una tragedia mexicana, rodolfo usigli convincingly. Rodolfo usigli in mexican literature and the arts special. He has been called the the father of mexican theater and playwright of the mexican revolution.