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Recommended poetry books (1)
Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you are into poetry here are some poetry books from Mexico for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.

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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz : Selected Works by Juana Ines de la Cruz EN

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Description:
Latin America's great poet rendered into English by the world's most celebrated translator of Spanish-language literature. Sor Juana (1651–1695) was a fiery feminist and a woman ahead of her time. Like Simone de Beauvoir, she was very much a public intellectual. Her contemporaries called her "the Tenth Muse" and "the Phoenix of Mexico," names that continue to resonate. An illegitimate child, self-taught intellectual, and court favorite, she rose to the height of fame as a writer in Mexico City during the Spanish Golden Age. This volume includes Sor Juana's best-known works: "First Dream," her ... continue
Genre Poetry
Recommended: 11 Nov 2022


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