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Sor Juana

Or, the Traps of Faith

Octavio Paz

Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden

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ISBN 9780674821064

Publication Date: 01/02/1990

564 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Prologue: History, Life, Work
I. The Kingdom of New Spain
- 1. A Unique Society
- 2. The Dais and the Pulpit
- 3. Syncretism and Empire
- 4. A Transplanted Literature
II. Juana Ramírez, 1648–1668
- 5. The Ramírez Family
- 6. May Syllables Be Composed by the Stars
- 7. The Trials of Juana Inés
- 8. Taking the Vows
III. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 1669–1679
- 9. Life in the Convent
- 10. Political Rites
- 11. The World as Hieroglyph
- 12. Sister Juana and the Goddess Isis
IV. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 1680–1690
- 13. Flattery and Favors
- 14. Council of Stars
- 15. Religious Fires
- 16. The Reflection, the Echo
- 17. Realm of Signs
- 18. Different from Herself
V. The Tenth Muse
- 19. Hear Me with Your Eyes
- 20. Ink on Wings of Paper
- 21. Music Box
- 22. The Stage and the Court
- 23. The Float and the Sacrament
- 24. First Dream
VI. The Traps of Faith
- 25. An Ill-Fated Letter
- 26. The Response
- 27. And the Responses
- 28. The Siege
- 29 The Abjuration
Epilogue: Toward a Restitution
Appendix: Sor Juana: Witness for the Prosecution
Notes on Sources
Spanish Literary Terms
Notes
Index

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