The Politics and Poetics of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (Hardcover)

Contents: Introduction: occasional nun: Sor Juana Ines 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 Ines de la Cruz; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.