Sor Juana Ins de la Cruz: Selected Works [Paperback]

Grossman [renders] Sor Juanas rhythmic giftsin smart and elegant measures.Edith Grossman's contemporary translation renders the contemplations, rhymes, and drama of la D?cima Musa agelessEdith Grossman is a marvel. With the greatest artistry she has given vibrant, contemporary voice to Sor Juana, legendary proto-feminist bard of seventeenth-century Mexico, capturing the wit, tenderness, and religious fervor of her work.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.Impressive& This careful book may ignite new attention to Sor Juana in English, for which Grossman will deserve even more praise.Latin America's great poet rendered into English by the world's most celebrated translator of Spanish-language literature.