A Sor Juana anthology

Foreword / by Octavio Paz

Poems: The convent and the court ; Vicarious love ; What is music? ; Divine love ; The self, the world ; In a lighter vein ; Festive worship: the "Villancicos" ; From "The Divine Narcissus" ; "First Dream".

Self-justification in reply to an admonishment. [Admonishment: the letter of Sor Philothea de la Cruz] ; The "Reply to Sor Philothea".