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The Lieutenant Nun

Annotated Translation of the Play, Historical Accounts and Documents about Antonio/Catalina de Erauso

Edward McLean Test editor Marta Albalá Pelegrín editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Publishing:28th Mar '25

£39.99

This title is due to be published on 28th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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This volume contains the English translation of the seventeenth-century literary and archival materials about a Basque person who died under the name Antonio de Erauso (b. ~1580, d. 1650), bringing readers closer to an individual who could be considered as a trans ancestor.

Born into a noble family in San Sebastian, Spain, as Catalina de Erauso, Erauso lived most of their life as a man, serving as a soldier in Peru and Chile, and working as a muleteer in Mexico until their death in 1650. This book provides – for the first time -- an English translation of texts related to Erauso: the contemporary play Famosa comedia de la monja alférez (The Famous Play of the Lieutenant Nun), contemporary Accounts (Relaciones) about Erauso, selected archival documents about Erauso’s Petition for a Pension to the Council of the Indies, and contemporary letters mentioning Erauso.

This book presents early modern scholars working in English with new material essential to understanding the historical and literary figure of Erauso, and historical documentation that provides a glimpse into the terms Erauso (and others) seemingly chose for themselves.

ISBN: 9781032271897

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

296 pages