Teresa of Avila's Autobiography: Authority, Power and the Self in Mid-sixteenth Century Spain

by Elena Carrera

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The Spanish mystic Teresa of Avila (1515-82), author of one of the most acclaimed early modern autobiographies (Vida, 1565), has generated a wealth of literary, historical and theological studies, yet none to date has examined the impact of textual models on Teresa's self-construction. In looking at the issue of the self, Carrera draws on revisions
  • ISBN13 9781351197069
  • Publish Date 22 January 2019 (first published 1 December 2004)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Imprint Routledge
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 212
  • Language English