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Edition 12 (1972) Winner
Rodolfo Usigli
ロドルフォ・ウシグリ
Rodolfo Usigli
Aliases:
Rodolfo Usigli Wainer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1905-11-17 （Mexico City）
- Died
- 1979-06-18 age 73
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Residence History
- Mexico City → New Haven (Yale University)
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, essayist, diplomat, professor
- Active Years
- 1932-1979
- Affiliations
- Mexican Foreign Service
- Influenced By
- George Bernard Shaw
- Influenced
- Rosario Castellanos, Luisa Josefina Hernández, Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Josefina Niggli
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conservatory of Music | — | Music | — | 幼少期1年間 | Mexico |
| Yale School of Drama | — | Drama | — | 1935-1936 | United States |
National Conservatory of Music
Music
Period:
幼少期1年間
Country:
Mexico
Attended for one year before turning to theater
Yale School of Drama
Drama
Period:
1935-1936
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
United States
Studied on Rockefeller scholarship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | National Prize for Arts and Sciences | — | — | Government of Mexico | won |
National Prize for Arts and Sciences
1972
Organization:
Government of Mexico
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
El gesticulador
1938 Satirical playCritiques misuse of power by bureaucracy post-Mexican Revolution. Censored and banned by government, raising his reputation.
Mexican RevolutionAbuse of powerHypocrisy
Bibliography
- Three Impolitic Comedies
- The Boy and the Mist
- Another Spring
- Middle Class
- As Long as We Love
- The Imposter
- Family Dinner at Home
- Holidays
- The Woman Does Not Work Miracles
- Crown of Shadow
- Crown of Fire
- Crown of Light
- Desperate Conversation
- Sonnets of Time and Death
- Rehearsal for a Crime
- Obliteration
- Mexico in Theatre
- Paths of the Theatre in Mexico
- Anatomy of Theatre
- Itinerary of a Dramatist
- Ideas about the Theatre
- Conversations and Encounters
Adaptations
- Ensayo de un crimen adapted into The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz by Luis Buñuel
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalCritique of Mexican societyDepiction of hypocrisies post-revolution
- Recurring Motifs
- Betrayal of Mexican middle classStrong female charactersNational identity
Legacy
Known as 'the father of Mexican theater' for articulating a national identity in Mexican theater, awarded National Prize for Arts and Sciences in 1972.
Archives
- Rodolfo Usigli Archive at Walter Havighurst Special Collections, Miami University
Trivia
- Born in Mexico City to an Italian father and Polish mother.
- Met George Bernard Shaw in 1945.
- Founded the Midnight Theater.