María de Zayas between Two Shores

Abstract

This articles examines some recent studies on María de Zayas’ fiction, departing from an analysis of Alicia Yllera’s valuable critical edition of the Desengaños amorosos (2021), and reflecting on a series of open questions on the life and work of the writer. These questions reveal worrisome gaps in our knowledge of Zayas, but also the fact that there are critics who try to assign a certain value to her work without the necessary critical precision.