The Answer / La Respuesta, Including a Selection of Poems (A Feminist Press Sourcebook)
After Sor Juana (1648-95) was overheard privately refuting certain arguments made by a Portuguese Jesuit concerning God's greatest gift to humanity, the Bishop of Puebla asked for a written copy of the refutation, published it without the nun's knowledge, and added to it a pseudonymous reprimand. It was this disingenuous reminder not to meddle in the affairs of men that prompted Sor Juana to write The Answer. Sor Juana, whose visage graces Mexico's 1000 peso note, was so vastly erudite that her allusions and puns would be hopelessly lost on the modern reader without a glossary of the kind that appears here (37 pages). Of the several editions available, this one alone focuses its analysis on the issue of gender. There are also 27 pages of Sor Juana's poetry in both languages and an extensive bibliography. Recommended for informed readers.Jack Shreve, Allegany Community Coll., Cumberland, Md.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.