Drawing on rich new scholarship, this translation restores Sor Juana's own emphasis and diction. Known as the First Feminist of America, the Mexican nun Sor Juana InA(c)s de la Cruz (1648/51 - 1695) was a brilliant and popular poet, playwright, and essayist whose feminist theory stands as a link between that of Christine de Pizan and Mary ...
In her introduction to this anthology of eight chapbooks, Elizabeth Claman writes, "Each of the poets whose work is showcased in "Passionate Lives" is consumed by different kinds of passion. The title of this anthology grew organically from their poetry that represents in passionately charged language, lives lived with passionate intensity. ...
'Before I turned eleven, I had already begun to enjoy something that before I had never done nor known what it was, which was to dress myself carefully with concern for how I looked. And my not having wasted time on this vanity was no virtue of mine, but of my mother and sisters, because in our home I never saw so much as a trace of that poison ...
Sparkling with enery and the emotion of youth, here is a rare verse that sheds light on often ignored issues and exhibits wisdom far beyond its author's tender years.
Miss Drew's class is learning all about recycling. They collect old bottles, cans, newspapers, and lots more. Imagine their surprise when all the garbage starts to disappear.
Drawing on rich new scholarship, this translation restores Sor Juana's own emphasis and diction. Known as the First Feminist of America, the Mexican nun Sor Juana InA(c)s de la Cruz (1648/51 - 1695) was a brilliant and popular poet, playwright, and essayist whose feminist theory stands as a link between that of Christine de Pizan and Mary ...
This book contains new materials in the bilingual edition of the works of the seventh-century Mexican nun. Expanded to include fresh translations, an updated bibliography, and the letter that provoked the writing of "The Answer", this new edition of the bilingual, critical best-seller provides the most accurate translations of works by the iconic ...
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