The Life and Writings of Luisa De Carvajal Y Mendoza (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series) (Volume 29) - Softcover

De Carvajal Y Mendoza, Luisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0772721564 ISBN 13: 9780772721563

Publisher: Iter Press, 2014

Synopsis

Rejecting marriage and the convent, the Spanish noblewoman, poet, and religious activist Luisa de Carvajal y Mendoza (Jaraicejo 1566–London 1614) led an uncommon life of adventure and spiritual devotion. Orphaned as a child, she lived first at Philip II’s court, and then with an uncle, the Viceroy of Navarra, who enforced harsh discipline on his ward. Through her contacts with the English Jesuits, Carvajal traveled secretly to London as a self-appointed missionary, where she was jailed twice for preaching against Anglicanism. A tireless writer, Carvajal left a small but impressive collection of spiritual poetry, an auto-biography, and over two hundred letters. This volume provides a scholarly introduction and translations of selections from her writings. “Luisa de Carvajal’s writings offer compelling accounts of the persecution of English recusants and insights into the political and diplomatic background to the pax hispanica. Her religious poetry and autobiographica

About this edition

• Publisher: Iter Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0772721564
• ISBN 13: 9780772721563
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 369
• Editor: Cruz Anne J.