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- The Answer/La Respuesta
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- 2011
- Published by: The Feminist Press
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A feminist classic, The Answer/La Respuesta is the letter by 17th century Mexican nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz to a priest who hoped to silence her and all women. Known as the first feminist of the Americas, Sor Juana was a brilliant scholar and poet and an outspoken defender of women's rights. Her works shows a keen awareness of gender. This volume also reveals the remarkable scholarship, subversiveness, and humor she used in defense of her cause.
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- Preface to the First Edition
- pp. xvii-xx
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xxi-xxii
- Abbreviations
- p. xxiii
- Chronology
- pp. xxiv-xxvii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-37
- Annotations to La Respuesta / The Answer
- pp. 106-143
- Selected Poems
- pp. 144-153
- Sonetos / Sonnets
- pp. 158-163
- Sátira filosófica / Philosophical Satire
- pp. 164-167
- Romance epistolar / Epistolary Ballad
- pp. 190-201
- Romance decasílabo / Ballad in Variant Meter
- pp. 202-205
- Selected Bibliographies
- pp. 207-221
- The Feminist Press
- p. 242
Additional Information
ISBN
9781558616233
Related ISBN(s)
9781558615984
MARC Record
OCLC
835505276
Pages
270
Launched on MUSE
2012-06-26
Language
English
Open Access
No
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