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A Sor Juana Anthology (Spanish and English)
A Sor Juana Anthology - Spanish and English Author:Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Alan S. Trueblood (translator) Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz [1651-1695] was acclaimed in her time as "Phoenix of Mexico, America's Tenth Muse"; a generation later, however, 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 t... more »o 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.
This anthology of the Mexican nun's work reflects the versatility of Sor Juana whose styles range from spirited popular lyrics, some incorporating bits of Nahuatl or Afro-Spanish refrains, to her learned conceits, torrents of imagery and baroque opulence. Alan Trueblood makes Sor Juana's poetry rise to new life in clear modern verse vibrant with metaphysical passion and baroque precision, rendering both her complexities and her elusive simplicities.« less