The Politics and Poetics of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

By George Antony Thomas

Book Overview

Analysing the occasional verse writings of the celebrated colonial Mexican nun, Thomas brings to light the particular socio-historical significance of these works, which until now literary scholars have largely considered inconsequential. Thomas demonstrates how these poems by the famous nun-composed for birthdays, funerals, religious feasts, coronations and the like-shed new light on Sor Juana's interactions with individuals in colonial society and throughout the Spanish Empire.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113810907X
• ISBN13: 9781138109070
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"