Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Poems, Protest, and a Dream 🇲🇽 (Baroque Works from 17th century Mexico)

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  • Опубліковано 15 січ 2025

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  • @marvin_meza
    @marvin_meza 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for posting this. I studied Sor Juana in Spanish while in college, and to me, she's a bit above Keats (whom I adore), and on equal footing as Pope (whose work I view as the pinnacle of the Augustan Period). In Spanish, her work is of equal quality and perspicacity as Quevedo or Góngora's, and I solemnly believe, with no disregard towards his legacy, that if she had been born a male in England, today we'd be reading her work with the same scrutiny and devotion as Shakespeare's. To accomplish so much, as a woman in a convent, under the judgement of the Spanish Inquisition, with no access to higher education, and with the constant pressures of the patriarchal society of her time, is simply extraordinary. She's my favourite female poet and no other woman in literature comes near her erudition and depth. With equal resources and opportunities she would've been the greatest author in the Spanish language, regardless of gender.

  • @robinmartindelozanoazpeiti4839

    I recently was in Mexico at a book store and it was the owner’s most beloved writer!

    • @ramblingraconteur1616
      @ramblingraconteur1616  Рік тому +1

      She is amazing! It’s great to see how there is still an audience for her writing.
      Cheers, Jack

  • @DaphneKarina
    @DaphneKarina 3 роки тому +6

    I love Sor Juana! She has an unique way of thinking among poets of her times, she's very logical and passionate, and always so critical about everything. She's one of my favorites.
    And I enjoyed your review a lot. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

    • @ramblingraconteur1616
      @ramblingraconteur1616  3 роки тому +1

      I’m so excited that there are other readers and fans of Sor Juana! She is one of the most incisive thinkers, and I appreciate how she follows those thoughts through rather than merely intimating them as so many other writers do.
      I hope you’re having a great week!
      Best, Jack

  • @annacoribioanna
    @annacoribioanna 3 роки тому +1

    omg thank you, now I NEED to get this!

    • @ramblingraconteur1616
      @ramblingraconteur1616  3 роки тому

      I hope you enjoy Sor Juana! I have an essay collection from Paz to read across the next month: The Siren and the Seashell. I have enjoyed poetry from Paz but am interested to read his essays alongside some poets, especially Darío and a reread of Sor Juana. I hope you’re having a great start to this week!
      Best, Jack

  • @MountainMaid238
    @MountainMaid238 3 роки тому +1

    Loved this! Kia ora from New Zealand

    • @ramblingraconteur1616
      @ramblingraconteur1616  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the kind words! I enjoy finding other dans or readers of Sor Juana. Hope you’ve had a nice weekend!
      Best, Jack

  • @hesterdunlop7948
    @hesterdunlop7948 4 роки тому +1

    I'm sold !!! Purchased .. what sonnets !! Aristotle as a cook ! I've been telling my family that it's good for thinking forever .. What's not to like ..?

    • @ramblingraconteur1616
      @ramblingraconteur1616  4 роки тому

      Hester Dunlop Thanks, Hester. Aristotle cooking has become the meme to sustain my weekend. My wife thought it was fantastic. I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend.
      Best, Jack

  • @LapetiteMe
    @LapetiteMe 3 роки тому +2

    She’s amazing

    • @ramblingraconteur1616
      @ramblingraconteur1616  3 роки тому

      Another Sor Juana fan!! Thanks for stopping by. Hope you had a great weekend.
      Best, Jack

  • @wordscaninspire114
    @wordscaninspire114 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent

  • @zeynoppp_
    @zeynoppp_ 3 роки тому +1

    Hi! Thank you for this amazing video about that amazing woman. We were puzzling our minds with a friend about why she preferred to refer him as "my lady, my sister, señora.." and so on. I mean it's definitely visible that she is doing that on purpose but we just couldn't figure out why exactly. We want to understand the reason behind that. Do you have an idea that you'd like to share with us? Thanks a lot!

    • @ramblingraconteur1616
      @ramblingraconteur1616  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks! I believe Sor Juana refers to him that way because he had originally written a letter to her in the “voice” of a woman to criticize her learning as not something a woman should engage in. By referring to him as a woman she responds in kind and also generates irony and sarcasm because he is so misogynistic that he would view being addressed as a woman as an insult.
      Hope your week has started well!
      Best, Jack

    • @zeynoppp_
      @zeynoppp_ 3 роки тому

      @@ramblingraconteur1616 Hey! Thank you so much! Your interpretation sounds so logical to me. I am literally in love with her language. How she is so kind and satiric at the same time wow! And yes, my week has just started awesome with your reply! Have a great day!

  • @veraamore7867
    @veraamore7867 3 роки тому

    Great discussion. I'd love to read that piece (I am having a hard time searching for it online haha) Your channel is amazing btw!

    • @ramblingraconteur1616
      @ramblingraconteur1616  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the kind words! Which work are you looking for from Sor Juana?
      I hope that you have a nice weekend.
      Best, Jack

  • @EveryoneWhoReadsitMustConverse
    @EveryoneWhoReadsitMustConverse 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome Jack! Too funny, busting on Aristotle. Thanks for sharing this wonderful writer

    • @ramblingraconteur1616
      @ramblingraconteur1616  4 роки тому +1

      Everyone who reads it must Converse Thanks, Noah. I had heard about Sor Juana, but actually reading her work was a delight. Hope your weekend starts well!
      Best, Jack