| Title | : | A Sor Juana Anthology |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.68 (895 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674821211 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1990-02-01 |
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Here is a new voicenew to usreaching across a gap of three hundred years. Sor (Sister) Juana Inés 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 wit
Editorial : A selection of the Mexican nun's work in excellent versions by Alan Trueblood. It successfully reflects the versatility of Sor Juana, whose styles range from spirited popular lyrics, some incorporating snatches of Nahuatl or Afro-Spanish refrains, to the learned conceits of her full-blown Gongorist manner. (Edwin Williamson London Review of Books) The summaries are detailed enough to be enjoyed as short stories.
Trueblood is astonishingly successful at rendering Sor Juana's Baroque complexities and her elusive simplicities. (Richard Eder Los Angeles Times Book Review)
Sor Juana with her intricate conceits, torrents of imagery and baroque opulenceinspires and challenges Trueblood to transform the Spanish verse forms into contemporary equivalents. He triumphs. (Robert Taylor Boston Globe)
This anthology projects a masterful vision of Sor Juana. The selection, translations, and commentary are laudable. A voice once silenced is most resonant. (Edward H. Friedman Modern Language Review)
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