Women Writers of Early Modern Spain: Sophia's Daughters

This collection gathers together a wide variety of works by Spanish women writers of the Golden Age. In the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, the cloister was a refuge for women with intellectual aspirations. A few of these women produced biographies of founding sisters, histories of their orders and even poetry and theatre. Most of these writings were never published and only now, at the beginning of the 21st century, are researchers beginning to unearth and transcribe them. Barbara Mujica provides an ample introduction to the volume in English, placing early modern Spanish women's writing within the broader context of Europe of the time. The remaining text is in Spanish, and for each of the selections Mujica offers an introduction with biographical and critical information.