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Segundo volumen de las obras de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz · 1692

The second volume of Sor Juana's collected works, printed in Seville in 1692, containing Primero sueño and the Carta atenagórica.

This volume of her own collected writings, printed at the height of her fame, shows the reach of her reputation across the Spanish empire.

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Title page of the book Segundo volumen de las obras de Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, printed in black text with a decorative ornament near the bottom. It reads 'Año 1692' and includes a printing credit at the foot of the page.
Segundo volumen de las obras de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 1692. Seville.

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What it is

This is the second volume of the collected works of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, printed in Seville in 1692. Its title page names her as a professed nun of the monastery of San Jerónimo in Mexico City.

Why it matters

This volume first printed her long poem Primero sueño and the Carta atenagórica, works central to her reputation as a philosopher-poet. Its publication in Spain at the height of her fame shows how widely her writing circulated across the Spanish empire, carried by patrons and admirers who dedicated and printed her works.

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  • What does it mean that her works were printed far away in Seville rather than only in Mexico?
  • Who might have arranged for this volume to be dedicated and printed, and why?
  • What can a title page tell us about who controlled the publishing of a woman's writing in this period?

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