ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that new research questions can arise by examining the marginalized works of Sor Juana's oeuvre more closely. In doing so, scholars will discover new avenues for Sor Juana studies by considering these works both in relation to one another and in conjunction with more canonical ones. Sor Juana's occasional texts and the contexts in which they were produced help bring to light understudied aspects of canonical works. The ways in which gender informs Sor Juana's writing has been a recurring theme in studies of her work and should continue to be of central importance in future scholarship. Both her canonical and little-studied works are ideal texts to be examined through the lens of early modern feminist thought, constructions of gender, and women's studies. Comparative approaches that consider Sor Juana's little-studied and canonical works collectively will hopefully not only produce new readings of canonical texts but also consecrate new texts for the canon.
