A Sor Juana Anthology (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Essays and poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Anthology, Lyric poetry, Baroque literature
- Subjects: Love or romance, Gender roles, Religion, Poetry or poets, God, Spiritual life or spirituality, Seventeenth century, Women, Catholics or Catholic Church, Mexico or Mexicans, Learning or scholarship, Spain or Spanish people, Convents or nunneries, Nuns, Royal courts or courtiers
Form and Content
A Sor Juana Anthology is a collection of some of the best poetry of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, along with a sample of her poetic drama and prose, selected by Mexican poet and essayist Octavio Paz and translator Alan S. Trueblood. Since her poetry is the heart of her achievement, it forms the major part of the anthology, divided to indicate general themes and type of verse: convent and court, vicarious love, music, divine love, self and the world, lighter pieces, and festive worship (villancicos). Sor Juana’s work clearly places her among...
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