Pre-Columbian Literatures of Mexico

By:

Miguel Leon-Portilla

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Paperback / softback

Series:

The Civilization of the American Indian Series

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This volume presents ancient Mexican myths and sacred hymns, lyric poetry, rituals, drama, and various forms of prose, accompanied by informed criticism and comment. The selections come from the Aztecs, the Mayas, the Mixtecs and Zapotecs of Oaxaca, the Tarascans of Michoacan, the Otomís of central Mexico, and others. They have come down to us from inscriptions on stone, the codices, and accounts written, after the coming of Europeans, of oral traditions.It is Miguel León-Portilla's intention ""to bring to contemporary readers an understanding of the marvelous world of symbolism which is the very substance of these early literatures."" That he has succeeded is obvious to every reader.

Author Biography:

Director of the Inter-American Indian Institute in Mexico City, Miguel León-Portilla is a significant young Mexican scholar. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees (summa cum laude) form Loyola University at Los Angeles and the Ph.D. from the National University of Mexico. La filosofía náhuatl: estudiada en sus fuentes, the Spanish version of this book, received high praise from both Mexican and American scholars.

Release date Australia

May 30th, 1986

Author

Miguel Leon-Portilla

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Contributor

Translated by Grace Lobanov

Illustrations

10 black & white illustrations

Pages

212

Series

The Civilization of the American Indian Series

Dimensions

140x216x14

ISBN-13

9780806119748

Product ID

14891355

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