The three secular plays of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz : a critical study /
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695) wrote poetry, prose, and plays and is considered the greatest of Mexican women writers. She was an intellectual prodigy, reportedly mastering Latin in twenty lessons, and at sixteen she entered a convent so that she might continue her learning. One of the most...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
2000.
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Colección: | Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ;
43. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695) wrote poetry, prose, and plays and is considered the greatest of Mexican women writers. She was an intellectual prodigy, reportedly mastering Latin in twenty lessons, and at sixteen she entered a convent so that she might continue her learning. One of the most influential early feminists in the New World, she answered a bishop's criticism in a letter that has become a classic defense of the education of women. She collected a private library of 4,000 volumes, but when she was told that her studies were delaying the progress of her spiritual education, she. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780813157467 0813157463 |