<DIV><p>“[<I>The Answer</I>] is eloquent, sardonic, learned and, particularly in its autobiographical part, of great freshness.”—<I>The Times Literary Supplement</I></p><p>“One of the landmarks of Renaissance literature and . . . in the history of intellectual freedom. . . . This is essential reading.”—Stephen Greenblatt, best-selling author and professor</p><p>“Recommended for informed readers.”—<I>Library Journal</I></p><p>Expanded to include fresh translations, an updated bibliography, and the letter that provoked the writing of <I>The Answer</I>, this new edition of the bilingual, critical bestseller provides the most accurate translations of works by the iconic seventeenth-century Mexican nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.</p></DIV>