Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Also known as Juana Ines de la Cruz, Sor Juana Ines, Jeane-Ignes de la Cruz, Sor Juana, Juana Ines de Asbaje y Ramirez de Santillana, Juana Inés de la Cruz
Mexican writer, philosopher, playwright and poet
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a Mexican writer, philosopher, playwright, and poet who lived in the 17th century and produced influential literary works. She is significant because she was an exceptional intellectual figure in colonial Mexico during a time when women had limited access to education and public voice.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1651
- Died
- 1695
- Works
- 157
Top works
- Segundo tomo de las obras de soror Juana Ines de la Cruz, monja professa en al monasterio del señor San Geronimo de la ciudad de Mexico ...
- Poesías escogidas
- Poemas
- Sainete segundo
- Los empeños de una casa
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Mexico
- Active from
- 1651-11-12
- Active to
- 1695-04-17
composer
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Works in European collections
26 objects attributed to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Poemas De La Unica Poetisa Americana, Musa Dezima, Soror Jvana Ines De La Cruz, Religiosa Professa En El Monasterio De San Geronimo de la Imperial Ciudad de Mexico : Qve En Varios Metros, Idiomas, Y Estilos Fertiliza varios Assumptos: Con Elegantes, Svtiles, Claros, Ingeniosos, vtiles Versos, Para Enseñanza, Recreo, Y Admiracion
Inundacion castalida de... Soror Juana Ines de la Cruz... : que en varios metros, idiomas y estilos, fertiliza varios assumptos : con elegantes, sutiles, claros, ingeniosos, utiles versos...
~40 min read
Article
Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana, better known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz O.S.H. (12 November 1648 – 17 April 1695), was a Hieronymite nun and a Novohispanic writer, philosopher, composer and poet of the Baroque period, nicknamed "The Tenth Muse", "The Mexican Phoenix", and "The Phoenix of America" by her contemporary critics. She was also a student of science. She was among the main contributors to the Spanish Golden Age, alongside Juan de Espinosa Medrano, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón and Garcilaso de la Vega "el Inca", and is considered one of the most important female writers in Spanish language literature and Mexican literature.
Sor Juana has been significant to many communities across time, having been presented as a candidate for Catholic sainthood; a symbol of Mexican nationalism; and a paragon of freedom of speech, women's rights, and sexual diversity, making her a figure of great controversy and debate to this day.
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1648 births1695 deaths17th-century deaths from plague (disease)17th-century Mexican poets17th-century Mexican women writers17th-century Mexican writers17th-century nobility17th-century philosophersAnglican saintsBaroque writersCatholic feministsCatholic philosophersDramatists and playwrights from New Spain
