Read On! Fort Collins 2005: Bless Me Ultima
Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya was chosen as the book that Fort Collins read in the spring 2005. There was a variety of community events in the city which included a visit by Rudolfo Anaya to Fort Collins.
This Web page has information (and links to information) about Bless Me Ultima. The catch phrase for this project is Read On! Fort Collins. Do join us!
Bless Me Ultima (1972) (Bendíceme,
Última)
Author: Rudolfo Anaya
Number of Pages: 262
This novel follows the sociopsychological maturation of a Chicano boy in New Mexico in the 1940s. A story pitting good against evil, Catholic beliefs against the "old ways," and education against the gift of intuition, it ends with acceptance and new life challenges.
Locate Citations and Full Text Articles via the Databases Page
- Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Literary Criticism (CSU affiliates only or through Fort Collins Public Library (FCPL) with public library card).
Note: The number of entries in the listed indexes is from November 2004.
- MLA Bibliography has 47 entries with this book as a subject. It appears 54 times overall.
- Academic Search Premier has 12 entries with this book as a subject. It appears 18 times overall.
- ArticleFirst has 7 entries that mention this book.
- Humanities Abstract has 5 entries about this book; 2 entries with it as a subject.
- Ethnic News Watch has 40 entries that mention this book. Some of the articles are in Spanish. Most are full text.
- JSTOR has 2 entries with Bless Me Ulima in the title of the article; under select discipline check Language & Literature journals.
- Book Review Index: A Master Cumulation 1965-1984 (printed
source Z 1035 .A1 B713 1985 REF) has 9 entries for this book.
Identify contemporary book reviews. - Dictionary of Literary Biography. PS 221 .D5 REF
There are entries on Rudolfo Anaya in volumes 82, 206, and 278. Lists of works, bibliographies, and analysis.
Identify Books in SAGE (CSU) or OWL (FCPL) online Library Catalogs
- Do a SUBJECT search in SAGE for Anaya, Rudolfo A. to find books about the author. (4 entries.)
- Do an AUTHOR search in SAGE for Anaya, Rudolfo A. to find books (including Bless Me Ultima) by him. (28 entries.) Some are books he has translated into English, others are novels, short stories, poems, history, and books he has edited.
Web--Biography, Bibliographies, Notes, Lesson Plans, Critical Essays, and Awards
The Web links on this page are but a selection of the resources available.
- InfoPlease.com biographical entry
- Rudolfo Anaya. from Contemporary Hispanic Biography. Gale Group.
- Rudolfo Anaya: Fiction, Plays and Children's Fiction, New Mexico Local Legacies .
- Review Rambles: A Cultural Arts Magazine.
- Bibliography (on Rudolfo Anaya) Penn State College of Education.
- Read It, Kids! Your Parents Don't Have to Know! California School District Removes 'Bless Me, Ultima' from Curriculum. Steven Robert Allen. Weekly Wire.
- Spark Notes for Bless Me Ultima. Barnes & Noble Study Guide. Plot summary, information about characters, and more.
- Suggested Study Issues and Discussion Questions for Bless Me, Ultima Reading Groups. Austin Public Library and the City of Austin
- Chapter 10: Late Twentieth Century - Rudolfo A. Anaya (1937- ). PAL: Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide. Paul B. Reuben.
- Rudolfo Anaya: Lesson Plans and Other Teaching Resources. Web English Teacher.
- Bless Me Ultima. Session 3 Authors and Literary Works. Includes audio clip of Rudofo Anaya speaking about his writing.
- Rudolfo Anaya Recieves National Medal of Arts. Public Affairs Department, University of New Mexico.
- Write Rudolfo Anaya to Receive 2004 Luis Leal Award Saturday (September 13, 2004). Press Release. University of Californa, Santa Barbara.
Web--In Spanish
- Literatura Hispanonorteamericana: Divergencias y Caracteristicas Comunes. Sociedad y valores estadounidenses Febrero 2000. Por Virgil Suárez . (In Spanish.) Electronic Journals, U.S. Department of State.
See also One State (Colorado), One Book & Read On! for 2002 & Read On! for 2003-4
Note: As with ALL research, be sure to carefully evaluate what you find and use: books, articles, and Web pages!