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

Author/creator Velasco, Sherry M., 1962-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©1996.
Descriptionx, 133 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

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 biliographical references (p. 119-126) and index.
LCCN 95004365
ISBN0826316646 (cl.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BX4700.I76 V45 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold