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A Sor Juana Anthology (Paperback, Revised)
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A Sor Juana Anthology (Paperback, Revised)
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Here is a new voice-new to us-reaching across a gap of three
hundred years. Sor (Sister) Juana Ines de la Cruz was acclaimed in
her time as "Phoenix of Mexico, America's Tenth Muse"; a generation
later she was forgotten. In our century she was rediscovered, her
works were reissued, and she is now considered one of the finest
Hispanic poets of the seventeenth century. She deserves to be known
to English-speaking readers for another reason as well: she speaks
directly to our concern for the freedom of women to realize
themselves artistically and intellectually. Her poetry is
surprising in its scope and variety. She handled with ease the
intricate verse forms of her day and wrote in a wide range of
genres. Many of her lyrics reflect the worldliness and wit of the
courtly society she moved in before becoming a nun; some, composed
to be sung, offer charming glimpses of the native people, their
festivities and colorful diversity. Alan Trueblood has chosen, in
consultation with Octavio Paz, a generous selection of Sor Juana's
writings and has provided an introductory overview of her life and
work. The short poems, and excerpts from her play The Divine
Narcissus, are accompanied by the Spanish texts on facing pages.
Her long philosophical poem, First Dream, is translated in its
entirety, as is her famous autobiographical letter to the Bishop of
Puebla, which is both a self-defense and a vindication of the right
of women to cultivate their minds. The Anthology was conceived as a
companion to the English-language edition of Octavio Paz's
magisterial study of Sor Juana. On its own, it will be welcomed as
the first representative selection in English of her verse and
prose.
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