Blanca Santa Cruz Ossa
Bornc. 1886
Santiago, Chile
Died1969
NationalityChilean
OccupationWriter
Years active1929–1992
Parents
  • Joaquín Santa Cruz Vargas [es] (father)
  • Carmela Ossa y Ossa (mother)
RelativesElvira 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

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The daughter of Senator Joaquín Santa Cruz Vargas [es] 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 Elena Poirier [es], 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 El Peneca [es].[6]

Works

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Collection of stories, traditions, and legends from all countries

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References

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  1. ^ Ormond, Leonee, ed. (17 November 2016). "The Reception of Alfred Lord Tennyson in Spain". The Reception of Alfred Tennyson in Europe. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 171. ISBN 9781350012523. Retrieved 3 October 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Peña Muñoz, Manuel (1994). Alas para la infancia: fundamentos de literatura infantil [Wings For Children: Fundamentals of Children's Literature] (in Spanish). Editorial Universitaria. p. 189. ISBN 9789561111141. Retrieved 3 October 2017 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Blanca Santa Cruz Ossa". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ Bravo-Villasante, Carmen (1989). Ensayos de literatura infantil [Essays On Children's Literature] (in Spanish). EDITUM. pp. 302–303. ISBN 9788476841754. Retrieved 3 October 2017 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b "Literatura infantil chilena (1821–2002)" [Chilean Children's Literature (1821–2002)]. Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b Peña Muñoz, Manuel (1982). Historia de la literatura infantil chilena [History of Chilean Children's Literature] (in Spanish). Santiago: Andrés Bello. p. 42. Retrieved 3 October 2017 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b Peña Muñoz, Manuel. "Breve historia de la literatura infantil chilena" [Brief history of Chilean Children's Literature]. Lectura Viva (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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