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Tue Sep 11 14:13:34 2007
ORDEN DOGMTICO Y MARGINALIDAD E N LA C A R T A D E
MONTERREY DE SOR JUANA INS DE LA CRUZ
MABELMORAA
University of Southern California
Juana con el jesuita Antonio Nez de Miranda, quien fuera confesor de la poetisa
desde su niez, permitiendo corregir interpretaciones erradas vertidas por el Padre
Juan de Oviedo, bigrafo de Nez. Aclara las razones del vuelco de Sor Juana hacia
Arellano, su confesor posterior, as como asuntos vinculados a su dote e ingreso en
la vida de clausura. Se refiere tambin a las circunstancias que rodearon a la solicitud
del Neptuno alegrico, corroborando hiptesis adelantadas por Octavio Paz (Sor
Juana 212-41). A propsito del Neptuno alegrico ver Alatorre (16-17).
Las bases materiales de esta "ruptura epistemolgica" que se va operando
paulatinamente aparecen bien especificadas por Hernndez-Snchez Barba al tratar
"La cultura en la sociedad barroca indiana" (329-408).
Sor Juana e n la "Carta de Monterrey" 211
el n o d i s p u t a r l e s l u g a r s e a l a d o p a r a ellos, s e r p o r q u e como n o l a s ha
m e n e s t e r l a Repblica p a r a el g o b i e r n o d e los m a g i s t r a d o s ( d e q u e por l a
m i s m a r a z n d e h o n e s t i d a d e s t n excluidas) n o c u i d a d e lo q u e n o l e s h a
d e servir. (19, 12)
Por qu ha de ser malo que el rato que yo haba de estar en una reja
hablando disparates, o en una celda murmurando cuanto pasa fuera, y
dentro de casa, o pelear con otra, o riendo a la triste sirviente, o vagando
por todo el mundo con el pensamiento, lo gastara en estudiar? (21,18)
Tcale a Vuestra Reverencia mi correccin por alguna razn de obligacin,
de parentesco, crianza, prelaca, o tal qu cosa? (21, 28)