Nueve ensayos en busca de nuestra expresión hispánica

Previously-published essays by esteemed Puerto Rican poet and comparative literature scholar, published to mark her receipt of prestigious literary award. Discusses nature of unique Hispanic voice in works of Golden Age writers, Cervantes, San Juan de la Cruz, Mario Vargas Llosa, and others. Includes text of her acceptance speech, dealing with influence of writer for whom prize is named.