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Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: Selected Works
Juana Inés De La Cruz
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Description for Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: Selected Works
Paperback. "Her language is a lesson in speaking to the moment and to the centuries both, and Edith Grossman captures its suggestiveness with a calm elegance."-Alberto Rios, author of The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body. Editor(s): More, Anna. Translator(s): Grossman, Edith. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Edith Grossman's acclaimed translations of The Tenth Muse's best known works are offered here with introductory materials and explanatory footnotes, along with related additional works and eight critical essays.
Edith Grossman's acclaimed translations of The Tenth Muse's best known works are offered here with introductory materials and explanatory footnotes, along with related additional works and eight critical essays.
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Norton Critical Editions
Condition
New
Weight
339g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393920161
SKU
V9780393920161
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About Juana Inés De La Cruz
Anna More is Professor of Hispanic Literatures at the University of Brasilia. Acclaimed for her best-selling translations of Cervantes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Mario Vargas Llosa, Edith Grossman has received many awards including the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation. She lives in New York City.
Reviews for Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: Selected Works
Though the poetry fascinates, the most impressive part of this compact selection might be the prose at the end: Sor Juana's famous 50-page defense of her life, her studies, and her writings against antifeminist currents in the Church. This careful book may ignite new attention to Sor Juana in English, for which Grossman will deserve even more praise. Grossman [renders] ... Read more