Historia de la poesía en los libros de texto mexicanos / History of poetry in Mexican textbooks

• Published in: Tejuelo (Trujillo) Vol. 39; pp. 7 - 36
• Main Author: Santiago-Ruiz, Eduardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 28-01-2024
• ISSN: 1988-8430; 1988-8430
• DOI: 10.17398/1988-8430.39.7

This article aims to analyze the evolution of the use of poetry in Mexican primary level textbooks. The analyzed corpus consisted of the books with the most significant changes, those from 1962, 1972, and 2008, for a total of 35 books. The main results indicate that the role of poetry in textbooks has changed considerably in response to different educational, cultural, and political conceptions. The 1962 books mainly feature acclaimed Romantic and Modernist writers and have a strong interest in promoting patriotic and moral values. The 1972 books lean towards Mexican folk lyricism and have a more playful tone, marked by rounds, songs, and poems for playing. Finally, the 2008 books prioritize functional reading development, leading to a notable reduction in the importance of literary models, especially poetry. This analysis demonstrates the differences in how these anthologies were constructed, how they relate to their historical context, and provides some guidelines on how to improve the didactics of poetry in textbooks in the future.
Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar la evolución del uso de la poesía en los libros de texto mexicanos de nivel primaria. El corpus analizado está constituido por los libros con las transformaciones más significativas, los de 1962, 1972 y 2008, para un total de 35 libros. Los principales resultados indican que el papel de la poesía en los libros de texto ha cambiado considerablemente en respuesta a diferentes concepciones educativas, culturales y políticas. Los libros de 1962 presentan escritores consagrados del Romanticismo y el Modernismo y tienen un gran interés por fomentar los valores patrióticos y morales. Los de 1972 se inclinan hacia la lírica folklórica mexicana y tienen un tono más lúdico, marcado por rondas, cantos y poemas para jugar. Los de 2008 dan prioridad al desarrollo de la lectura funcional, por lo que los modelos literarios pierden importancia y especialmente la poesía, que casi desaparece. Este análisis demuestra las diferencias en cómo se han construido estas antologías, cómo se relacionan con su contexto histórico y da algunas pautas sobre cómo se puede mejorar la didáctica de la poesía en los libros de texto del futuro.
Palabras clave: enseñanza de la literatura; enseñanza de la lectura; Enseñanza Primaria; poesía; Literatura Latinoamericana.
Abstract
This article aims to analyze the evolution of the use of poetry in Mexican primary level textbooks. The analyzed corpus consisted of the books with the most significant changes, those from 1962, 1972, and 2008, for a total of 35 books. The main results indicate that the role of poetry in textbooks has changed considerably in response to different educational, cultural, and political conceptions. The 1962 books mainly feature acclaimed Romantic and Modernist writers and have a strong interest in promoting patriotic and moral values. The 1972 books lean towards Mexican folk lyricism and have a more playful tone, marked by songs, and poems for playing. Finally, the 2008 books prioritize functional reading development, leading to a notable reduction in the importance of literary models, especially poetry. This analysis demonstrates the differences in how these anthologies were constructed, how they relate to their historical context, and provides some guidelines on how to improve the didactics of poetry in textbooks in the future.
Keywords: literature education; reading instructions; Primary Education; poetry; Latin American literature.