Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is a towering figure in the literary canon of the Spanish-speaking world. Born in the mid-17th century, in colonial-era Mexico, she was a woman far ahead of her time ...

Opera UCLA premieres Carla Lucero’s “Juana,” based on the fascinating life of proto-feminist nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.

It is almost impossible to read the Selected Works of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, translated by Spanish translator sin par Edith Grossman, without becoming fascinated by its author.

In addition to Stavans’ rendering of Sor Juana in prose, The Persistence of Pop contains a number of eye-catching illustrations and images that place Sor Juana in different guises.