María de Zayas y Sotomayor (1590 - 1661)

Short name María de Zayas y Sotomayor
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First name María
Birth name Zayas y Sotomayor
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Date of birth 1590
Date of death 1661
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Sex Female
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Lived in Spain
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María de Zayas y Sotomayor was ...
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Receptions of María de Zayas y Sotomayor, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
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Doña María de Zayas, by Rafael Tomeo y Benedicto ~~author male (name below) 1866 comments on person
Cf. - Lisa Vollendorf, The Lives of Women: A New History of Inquisitional Spain. Nashville, 2005: authors like she created a woman-centered literature that portrayed gender and desire as far more complex and problematic than did the typical offerings of a Spanish culture obsessed with sexual honor. - Ursula Jung, "Ingenium und Tradition. Moderata Fonte's Il merito delle donne (1600) und María de Zayas’ Desengaños amorosos (1647)" in: Friederike Hassauer (ed.), Heißer Streit und kalte Ordnung. Epochen der 'Querelle des femmes' zwischen Mittelalter und Gegenwart. Göttingen 2008, p. 230-255.
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