Journeys of a Mystic Soul in Poetry and Prose (Volume 18) (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series)

This edition, which offers a bilingual selection of poetry and selected prose translated into English by the nun-author Cecilia del Nacimiento (1570–1646), increases contemporary scholars’ access to, and therefore understanding of, the Spanish early modern religious and intellectual milieu. A significant, rarely-studied mystic and poet, and member of the Discalced Carmelite Order in the years after St. Teresa of Avila’s death, Cecilia del Nacimiento exemplifies the range of possibilities used by women writers who worked within the conventions of hegemonic discourses, while creating a unique literary voice. —Stacey Schlau Professor, Department of Languages and Culture and the Women’s Studies Program West Chester University, Pennsylvania his edition, which offers a bilingual selection of poetry and selected prose by the nun-author Cecilia del Nacimiento (1570-1646) translated into English, increases contemporary scholars access to, and therefore understanding of, the Spanish early modern religious and intellectual milieu. A significant, rarely-studied mystic and poet, and member of the Discalced Carmelite Order in the years after St. Teresa of Avilas death, Cecilia del Nacimiento exemplifies the range of possibilities used by women writers who worked within the conventions of hegemonic discourses, while creating a unique literary voice. Cover Title Page Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Translations Prose Texts Treatise on the Transformation of the Soul in God (1603) Treatise on the Union of the Soul in God (c. 1602) First Account of God’s Favors (1629) Second Account of God’s Favors (1633) Glosses on the Song of Songs Theological Exposition on the Immaculate Conception of the Most Holy Virgin “Treatise on the Mysteries of Our Holy Faith” (1632) Letters to her Sister Maria and to her Brothers Antonio and Juan Poems Bibliography Title Index of the Poetry Index