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Blanca Santa Cruz Ossa
Birth Date:c. 1886
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Death Date:1969
Nationality:Chilean
Occupation:Writer
Years Active:1929–1992
Mother:Carmela Ossa y Ossa
Relatives:Elvira Santa Cruz Ossa (sister)

Blanca Santa Cruz y Ossa (c. 1886 – 1969[1]) was a Chilean writer and editor of children's and young adult literature, with a special focus on intercultural literature, writing and compiling stories related to Chilean and international legends and myths.[2] [3] [4]

Biography

The daughter of Senator and Carmela Ossa y Ossa, she studied at the School of the Sacred Heart (English nuns) in Santiago.

Beginning in the 1930s, children's literature became prominent in Chile,[5] and Blanca Santa Cruz y Ossa reached her most prolific stage of literary production during that decade.[6] In this context, she established herself as one of the leaders of the genre. In 1929 she began creating compilations of myths and legends of Chile and diverse places around the world. She was linked to other authors of the time, such as Ernesto Montenegro with his 1930 work Cuentos de mi Tío Ventura,[7] Damita Duende with Doce cuentos de príncipes y reyes and Doce cuentos de hadas (both in 1938),[7] and Marta Brunet with Cuentos para Marisol (also published in 1938).[5]

Some of her works were illustrated by, such as Cuentos chilenos (1956), El duende del pantano y otros cuentos de Bretaña (1992), and La escuela de las hadas y otros cuentos (1992). Her sister was Elvira Santa Cruz Ossa, editor of .[6]

Works

Collection of stories, traditions, and legends from all countries

Notes and References

  1. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=OKMqDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA171 . The Reception of Alfred Tennyson in Europe . The Reception of Alfred Lord Tennyson in Spain . Ormond . Leonee . . 9781350012523 . 171 . 17 November 2016 . 3 October 2017 . Google Books.
  2. Book: Peña Muñoz, Manuel . Alas para la infancia: fundamentos de literatura infantil . Wings For Children: Fundamentals of Children's Literature . . 9789561111141 . 189 . Spanish . 1994 . 3 October 2017 . Google Books.
  3. Web site: Blanca Santa Cruz Ossa . . Spanish . 3 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141007014528/http://www.memoriachilena.cl/602/w3-article-95638.html . 2014-10-07 . dead .
  4. Book: Bravo-Villasante, Carmen . Ensayos de literatura infantil . Essays On Children's Literature . EDITUM . 9788476841754 . 302–303 . Spanish . 1989 . 3 October 2017 . Google Books.
  5. Web site: Literatura infantil chilena (1821–2002) . Chilean Children's Literature (1821–2002) . . Spanish . 3 October 2017.
  6. Book: Peña Muñoz, Manuel . Historia de la literatura infantil chilena . History of Chilean Children's Literature . Andrés Bello . Santiago . 42 . Spanish . 1982 . 3 October 2017 . Google Books.
  7. Web site: Breve historia de la literatura infantil chilena . Brief history of Chilean Children's Literature . Peña Muñoz . Manuel . Lectura Viva . Spanish . 3 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111116062058/http://www.lecturaviva.cl/lecturav_wp/?p=639 . 2011-11-16 . dead .

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