Feminist Perspectives on Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
Called the "Quintessence of the Baroque" and "Bridge to the Enlightenment," Mexican writer and nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz has also been celebrated as the "First Feminist of the New World." Feminist Perspectives on Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz fills a gap in the scholarship on Sor Juana by exploring the implications of her feminist staus in literary and cultural terms.\ Editor Stephanie Merrim's introduction surveys key issues in Sor Juana criticism from a feminist literary perspective and...
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\ BooknewsA follow-up to the author's Educating for peace; a feminist perspective (1985). Cloth edition (unseen), $38.50. Examining what it meant for Mexican writer and nun Sor Juana (1651-1695) to be a women writer and a woman writing, eight contributors discuss the personal and intellectual climate in which Sor Juana lived and wrote. Editor Merrim's introduction surveys key issues in Sor Juana criticism from a feminist literary perspective. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
