Undertakes a critical approach to Sarduy's essays - Barroco, Escrito sobre un cuerpo, Barroco y neobarroco, and La simulacion - from the stand point of art history. No book on Sarduy until now has traced the multifaceted art historical background that informed the work of this challenging and exciting writer. It will be a book that many a critic of Sarduy and the Latin American baroque will consult in years to come.