The cell, the habit and epistolary evasion in Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Authors

  • Luz Ángela Martínez Universidad de Chile

Abstract

Focused on the visual representations of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, this paper refl ects on the relationship between the Baroque of the Indies aesthetics and their context o production. Based on the above coordinates, it reviews the nun's work and the epistolary orientation that her poems acquire as a form of escape from the convent and habit.

Keywords:

Colonial or Viceregal Poetry, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, portraits, letters