The Cultural Labyrinth of María de ZayasA seventeenth century writer of sensationalist short stories, Mara de Zayas was a bestselling author, steeped in the novella traditions of Italy and France as well as her native Spain. At the same time, she was an important player in the tabloid craze sweeping over the Europe of her day. Marina S. Brownlee recontextualizes Mara de Zayas and provides a reading of Zayas's work from the double perspective of narratology and feminism. In doing so Brownlee