In search of Catalina de Erauso the national and sexual identity of the lieutenant nun
Eva Mendieta ; translated by Angeles Prado.
- Reno, Nev. Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno 2009.
- 243 p. ill. 25 cm.
- Occasional papers series / Center for Basque Studies no. 16 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Catalina de Erauso's other stories -- Who wrote the autobiografia of Catalina de Erauso? -- Authorship and language in the Autobiografia -- "Euskaldunak emen badira"? : Basque solidarity throughout history -- On the road : Catalina de Erauso's travels -- Catalina de Erauso : a "Jack of all trades" -- Erauso in danger : how she manages to save her own life -- Hostility and conflicts between the national groups : the Basques against everyone and everyone against the Basques -- The women of Catalina de Erauso's Autobiografia -- The Basque woman in the modern age -- Women's roles in Spain and the Americas -- From Catalina to Antonio : sex and gender in Catalina de Erauso's Autobiografia.
"An investigation of the life and historical milieu of Catalina de Erauso (1592-1650), the lieutenant nun, with emphasis on her national and gender identities"--Provided by publisher.
9781877802874 (hardcover)
2009035405
Erauso, Catalina de b. ca. 1592.
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