Poems, Protest, and a Dream (Penguin Classics)
by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
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Author: Sor Juana Ines de la CruzTranslator: Margaret Sayers Peden
Introduction: Ilan Stavans
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); Spanish (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-14
ISBN: 0140447032
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Addison Wesley
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Book Review: A jewel
Summary: 5 Stars
Coming from someone who has a tattoo of one of Sor Juana's signatures on her back and is always on the lookout for anything and everything printed about her, take my word for it: this is simply the best translation of Sor Juana's "Primero Sueño" and other poems.
To make it short and sweet, I'll tell you this: I understood the poem much more reading the English translation than reading the original in Spanish. If you're bilingual, you'll notice this right away.
Sor Juana is hard to understand but this perfect little volume will make it all clearer for you. It includes mythological and other obscure references at the end and is absoultely beautifully translated.
It also has a prologue that will acquaint you better with Sor Juana's life and work.
The Penguin edition is a perfect introduction to Sor Juana, as it includes her magnificent and unrivalled poem "Primero Sueño" and her Protest, which is a kind of autobiography.
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