Frances M. López-Morillas Explained
Frances López-Morillas, née Frances Elinor Mapes (September 3, 1918 – November 6, 2018) was an American translator of Spanish-language literature into English.
Biography
López-Morillas was born in Fulton, Missouri, and raised in Iowa City, Iowa, as the daughter of Erwin Kempton Mapes, who was also a prominent scholar of Spanish-language literature.[1] She was married to the noted Hispanic scholar Juan López-Morillas from 1937 until his death in 1997.[2] She was the translator of 23 Spanish literary and scholarly books, including works by Pérez Galdós, Camilo José Cela, Miguel Delibes, and Jorge Luis Borges.[3] [4] She also taught at the Wheeler School in Providence, Rhode Island, where she died at the age of 100.
Translations
- C.J. Cela, Journey to the Alcarria: Travels through the Spanish Countryside, 1964
- J. Marias, Miguel de Unamuno, 1966
- J.V. Vives, An Economic History of Spain, 1969
- J. Marias, Jose Ortega y Gasset: Circumstance and Vocation, 1970
- Spain in the Fifteenth Century, ed. by R. Highfield, 1972
- A. Boulton, Cruz Diez, 1974
- A. Boulton, Soto, 1974
- A. de Orsua y Vela, Tales of Potosi, 1975
- A. Boulton, Art in Aboriginal Venezuelan Ceramics, 1978
- J. Lopez-Morillas, The Krausist Movement and Ideological Change in Spain, 1981
- F. Savater, Childhood Regained, 1981
- M. Delibes, The Hedge, 1983
- J.L. Borges, Nine Essays on Dante, 1984
- B.P. Galdos, Torquemada, 1986
- M. Delibes, Five Hours with Mario, 1988
- C.M. Gaite, Behind the Curtains, 1990
- M. Delibes, The Stuff of Heroes, 1990
- J. Marias, Understanding Spain, 1990
- L. Weckmann, The Medieval Heritage of Mexico, 1992
- A.N. Cabeza de Vaca, Castaways: The Narrative of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, edited by E. Pupo-Walker, 1993
- Selected Writings of Andres Bello, ed. by I. Jaksic, 1997
- J. de Acosta, Natural and Moral History of the Indies (1590), 2002
Notes and References
- http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/providence/obituary.aspx?n=frances-lopez-morillas-mapes&pid=190691665&fhid=23086 Frances (Mapes) Lopez-Morillas
- http://www.frontierfamilies.net/family/junkin/family/G2FE.htm Family details
- http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/1998-1999/memorials/Lopez/lopez.pdf In Memoriam: Juan Lopez-Morillas
- https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_2?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=Frances%20M.%20L%C3%B3pez-Morillas&search-alias=books&sort=relevancerank Amazon
