Research Catalog

Title

Poems, protest, and a dream : selected writings / Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz ; translated with notes by Margaret Sayers Peden ; introduction by Ilan Stavans.

Author

Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sister, 1651-1695.

Publication

New York : Penguin Books, 1997.

Supplementary Content

• Contributor biographical information
• Publisher description

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Details

Additional Authors

• Peden, Margaret Sayers
• Stavans, Ilan

Description

xlix, 254 pages; 20 cm

Summary

"This en face annotated edition of selected writings of the Mexican poet includes the Respuesta to the Bishop of Puebla (1691) and a broad selection of her poetry and dramatic texts: nine love sonnets; segments from Primero sueño, Villancico VI to Saint Catherine, and Loa para el auto sacramental de el divino Narciso; and Leonor's speech from the play Los empeños de una casa. Peden's 'Translator's Note' explains her translation strategy of 'moving backwards' towards the poet's place and time, which skillfully captures the full flavor of the baroque past. Stavans' extensive 'Introduction' and 'Suggestions for Further Reading' provide orientation to Sor Juana's masterpieces and their social and intellectual contexts. Highly recommended for classroom and general use"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Uniform Title

Works. Selections. English & Spanish. 1997

Alternative Title

Works. 1997

Subject

• Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sister, 1651-1695 > Translations into English
• Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sister, 1651-1695

Genre/Form

Translations.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages xlv-xlviii).

Contents

• Response to the most illustrious poetess Sor Filotea de la Cruz -- First I dream -- Romances -- Redondillas -- Epigrams -- Decimas -- Sonnets -- Villancico -- Theater, sacred and profane: Loa for el divino Narciso ; Fragment from Los empenos de una casa.
• RESPONSE TO THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS POETESS SOR FILOTEA DE LA CRUZ -- FIRST I DREAM -- ROMANCES : Prologue to the Reader -- In Reply to a Gentleman from Peru -- While by Grace I Am Inspired -- REDONDILLAS : A Philosophical Satire -- EPIGRAMS : Satiric Reproach -- Which Reveals -- A Much-Needed Eyewash -- A Bit of Moral Advice -- Demonstration to a Sergeant -- DECIMAS : She Assures that She Will Hold a Secret -- Accompanying a Ring -- A Modest Gift -- She Describes in Detail -- SONNETS : She Attempts to Minimize the Praise -- She Laments Her Fortune -- Better Death -- Spiritedly, She Considers the Choice -- She Distrusts, as Disguised Cruelty -- One of Five Burlesque Sonnets -- She Answers Suspicions -- Which Recounts How Fantasy Contents Itself -- She Resolves the Question -- VILLANCICO : Fragment from "Santa Catarina" -- THEATER, SACRED AND PROFANE : Loa for El Divino Narciso -- Fragment from Los Empenos de Una Casa.

Call Number

JFD 00-14244

ISBN

• 0140447032
• 9780140447033

LCCN

96030638

OCLC

35145809

Author

Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sister, 1651-1695.

Title

Poems, protest, and a dream : selected writings / Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz ; translated with notes by Margaret Sayers Peden ; introduction by Ilan Stavans.

Imprint

New York : Penguin Books, 1997.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages xlv-xlviii).

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Contributor biographical information

Publisher description

Added Author

Peden, Margaret Sayers, writer of added commentary.

Stavans, Ilan, writer of introduction.

Research Call Number

JFD 00-14244