EL "JOCOSO NUMEN" DE SOR JUANA, DESDE LA TEORÍA DE LOS GÉNEROS SATÍRICOS EN EL RENACIMIENTO.

The Mexican writer Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648?-1695) used a variety of satirical genres in her poetry. This paper analyzes how her poetry stems from the practice of Classical and Early Modern poets, as well as from the theoretical discussions on satire in Europe during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This paper considers first the availability of these books in libraries and bookstores of 17th-century New Spain. It then offers an analysis of the generic features in Sor Juana's poetry that reveal a dialogue with the Classical and Early Modern tradition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]