Demons, nausea, and resistance in the autobiography of Isabel de Jesús (1611-1682) / Sherry M. Velasco.

Author/creator Velasco, Sherry M., 1962-
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press,
Descriptionx, 133 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Introduction: self-representation and the metanarrative -- Writing a nun's life -- The devil, nausea, and "monjas embaucadoras" -- Iconographic tradition and the demonic mouth -- The dialectics of resistance: prowriting versus antiwriting -- Disgust, nausea, and writing -- Conclusion: Isabel's hidden tradition.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 119-126) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 95004365
ISBN0826316646 (cl.)