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Edition 41 (2000) Winner
Margit Frenk
まるぐりっと・ふらんく
Maruguritto Furanku
Aliases:
Margarita Ana María Frenk y Freund / Margit Frenk Alatorre / Margit Frenk Freund
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1925-08-21 （Hamburg, Germany）
- Nationality
- German, Mexican
- Languages
- German, Spanish, English, Italian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Germany (1925-1930) → Mexico (1930-present)
Career
- Occupations
- philologist, folklorist, translator
- Active Years
- 1946-2024
- Affiliations
- Mexican Language Academy, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
- Memberships
- International Association of Hispanistas (Honorary President)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College | — | English Literature and Spanish Theater of the 16th Century | — | 1946 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Spanish Literature | MA | 1940年代後半 | United States |
| El Colegio de México | — | Philology | — | 1950-1980 | Mexico |
Bryn Mawr College
English Literature and Spanish Theater of the 16th Century
Period:
1946
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
Spanish Literature
Degree:
MA
Period:
1940年代後半
Country:
United States
Taught Spanish, learned Italian.
El Colegio de México
Philology
Period:
1950-1980
Country:
Mexico
Professor and researcher.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Language and Literature) | — | Language and Literature | Government of Mexico | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Alfonso Reyes International Prize | — | — | Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Menéndez Pelayo International Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Language and Literature)
2000
Category:
Language and Literature
Organization:
Government of Mexico
Result:
受賞
Alfonso Reyes International Prize
2006
Organization:
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes
Result:
受賞
Menéndez Pelayo International Prize
2009
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Lírica Hispánica de Tipo Popular: Edad Media y Renacimiento
1966 Popular Hispanic lyricStudies on popular Hispanic lyric poetry from the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
folk literatureHispanic poetry
Cancionero de Romances Viejos
1984 Folk songbookCollection of old romances folk songs.
Mexican folk songsfolklore
Poesía Popular Hispánica: 44 estudios
2006 Poetry studies44 studies on Hispanic popular poetry.
poeticspopular culture
Bibliography
- Dialnet: Complete list of works
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly analysisemphasis on folklore studies
- Recurring Motifs
- popular lyric poetryHispanic traditions
Legacy
Academic Numerary of the Mexican Language Academy since 1993. Doctor Honoris Causa at UNAM. Renowned expert in Hispanic folk literature, contributed to the Mexican Folk Songbook.
In Popular Culture
- Gained attention due to lawsuit over stepfather's art collection.
Trivia
- Family fled Nazi Germany to Mexico in 1930.
- Mother was Mexican writer Mariana Frenk-Westheim.
- Stepmother was art historian Paul Westheim.