Prairie Schooner, December 22nd, 2006
Who was this Sor Juana, whose name appears everywhere in Mexican and in world literature? In her book Mujer que sabe latin, Rosario Castellanos points out that in an era of uneducated women, the extraordinary Sor Juana emerged as un monstruo because there was no way to classify her. Rosario adds that many small stars sparkled in the firmament before this supernova appeared.
In order to know Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (1648?-1695), I undertook a translation of her Enigmas, guided by the preeminent Sor Juana scholar, Dr. Sara Poot-Herrera. I also had the leadership of Dr. Suzanne Jill Levine, ...
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