Full Description
The two eighteenth-century texts translated here offer a rare glimpse into the creative lives of cloistered nuns in Asia, providing a valuable example of early modern "other voices" in a colonial context.
The Entrada de Bonifrate para Festa dos Reis, a shadow puppet play for the feast of the Kings, and the Cartepaço da Muzica, a songbook for the feast of St. John, showcase the imaginative minds of the nuns at the Indo-Portuguese Real Convento de Santa Mónica, Goa, India. Composed for private convent audiences, these texts blend Portuguese and Spanish baroque elements with local Goan traditions. The uncensored verses celebrate convent life, critique local social norms, and affirm the nuns' community identity, exhibiting the Mónicas' musical talents and literary sensibilities.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Illustrations
Introduction
The Other Voice
Historical Background and Analysis of the Manuscripts
The Real Convento de Santa Mónica and the Mónicas
Entrada de Bonifrate para Festa dos Reis
Cartepaço da Muzica
A Note on the Translations
Translations
Entrada de Bonifrate para Festa dos Reis
Cartepaço da Muzica
Appendices
1. Nuns Commemorated in Entrada de Bonifrate para Festa dos Reis
2. Nuns Commemorated in Cartepaço da Muzica
Bibliography
Index
