Between Two Worlds: The autos sacramentales of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

The seventeenth-century Mexican poet, playwright and nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, is best known for her secular works, most notably her damning indictment of male double standards, Hombres necios ('Stupid Men'). However, her autos sacramentales (allegorical one-act plays on the Eucharist) have received little attention, and have only been discussed individually and out of sequence. By examining them as a collection, in their original order, their meaning and importance are revealed.