MARIAN DEVOTION AND RELIGIOUS PARADOX IN SOR JUANA INÉS DE LA CRUZ.
The article features Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a nun and is regarded as the last great poet of the Spanish Baroque and the first great poet of Latin American Colonial literature. It is noted that a great conflict between her intellectual endeavor and the religious norms during her time was depicted...
| Publicado en: | Renascence Vol. 62; no. 3; pp. 178 - 201 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Marquette University
Spring2010
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| Sumario: | The article features Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a nun and is regarded as the last great poet of the Spanish Baroque and the first great poet of Latin American Colonial literature. It is noted that a great conflict between her intellectual endeavor and the religious norms during her time was depicted in her poetry. She was devoted to Mary and the author states that Sor Juana created an image of the Virgin Mary as a model of intellect and courage for Christian women. |
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