“Pedro Henríquez Ureña and the editorial recovery of sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s works”

Abstract

Obras completas de sor Juana are considered an important event in the nun’s consolidation as a fundamental figure of Latin American canon. Since 1725, sor Juana’s works were not reprinted. Nonetheless, a diverse array of intellectuals participated in her partial recuperation on the following two centuries. One of them was Pedro Henríquez Ureña, that since 1914 advocated for sor Juana’s editions. The present article studies Henríquez Ureña’s contributions to the field, emphasizing the publication of Obras completes as part of an editorial project, the Colección Biblioteca Americana, created by the Dominican after being petition by Daniel Cosío Villegas, director of the Fondo de Cultura Económica. Furthermore, it analyzes the reevaluation of the Latin American baroque by Henríquez Ureña, as well as his editorial enterprise, an who it contributed to the publication of Obras completas.