More than Muses

A digital library of texts by Iberian Women from the Middle Ages through the Nineteenth Century

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Una apología de las mujeres

[175] ADVERTENCIA. Sabido es que la disputa sobre preferencia ó pre- eminencia de los sexôs, es uno de…

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Leonor de la Cueva y Silva

Leonor de la Cueva y Silva's poetic and dramatic works have recently been rediscovered by scholars, and the…

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More than Muses: How BYU Researchers are Uncovering Female Authors

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Portrait of Maria Peregrina de Sousa

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Maria Peregrina de Sousa

Having lived a devoted family life, Maria Peregrina de Sousa was one of the most productive female writers in the nineteenth century. Remaining single allowed her to dedicate her life…

  • 1809 – 1894
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Soneto LV – Ao Venerável Padre Mestre Frei João de Vasconcellos, Provincial de São Domingos em Portugal

Que bem do patriarca mais triunfante exercitais, Senhor, o sacro ofício pois a virtude honrais, troncais o vício, como reto juiz, Pai vigilante! Se sustentar a esfera militante teve o…

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