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UNINA9910452652803321 |
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Autore |
Thomas George Antony |
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The politics and poetics of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz / / George Antony Thomas |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-317-02062-6 |
1-315-55443-7 |
1-317-02061-8 |
1-282-16534-8 |
9786613808561 |
1-4094-3770-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (153 p.) |
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Collana |
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Women and Gender in the Early Modern World |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mexican literature - 17th century - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: occasional nun: Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz, early modern women's poetry, and the occasional mode -- The wedding preacher: celebrating the brides of Christ -- The poet of empire: imperial ceremony and Imitatio Horati -- The chronicler of self: flattery will get you somewhere -- The court advisor: queenship and kingship in occasional works -- Conclusion: the political aesthetics of Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz -- Appendix I: Sor Juana's occasional works. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Analysing the occasional verse writings of the celebrated colonial Mexican nun, Thomas brings to light the particular socio-historical significance of these works, which until now literary scholars have largely considered inconsequential. Thomas demonstrates how these poems by the famous nun-composed for birthdays, funerals, religious feasts, coronations and the like-shed new light on Sor Juana's interactions with individuals in colonial society and throughout the Spanish Empire. |
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