In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature, Pre-Columbian to the Present

From new interpretations of the glyphic writings of the Maya through the poetic response to events in...
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Author: Miguel Leon-Portilla
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In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature, Pre-Columbian to the Present by Leon-Portilla, Miguel

In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature, Pre-Columbian to the Present

$517.39

In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature, Pre-Columbian to the Present

$517.39
Author: Miguel Leon-Portilla
Format: Paperback
Language: English
From new interpretations of the glyphic writings of the Maya through the poetic response to events in modern Chiapas, here is a history of Mexico and Central America from the Indian point of view. In these pages the reader will encounter, often in new translations, the deeply affecting Aztec poems, the horrific battles of conquest, and the thoughtful philosophy of the Mayan bible, the Popol Vuh. Full, clear introductions make this extraordinary material accessible to all readers. In the Language of Kings is a gemstone of cultural strength for those who trace their ancestry to Mesoamerica, as well as an essential resource for historians and anthropologists. Above all, it is literature: intimate, grand, painful, proud, and finally renascent in the new awakening of the original peoples of Mesoamerica. [A] magnum opus of Mesoamerican literature...achieve[s] nothing less than the human and divine.--Bomb

Author: Miguel Leon-Portilla
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/01/2002
Pages: 754
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.09lbs
Size: 9.04h x 5.90w x 1.82d
ISBN: 9780393324075

About the Author
Leon-Portilla, Miguel: - Miguel León-Portilla is the author of more than forty books, including Broken Spears through Aztec Thought and Culture. He lives in Mexico.Shorris, Earl: - Earl Shorris (1936-2012) was the author of many works of both fiction and non-fiction including Latinos, Under the Fifth Sun, In the Language of Kings, and Riches for the Poor. He was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Clinton for his founding of the Clemente Course in the Humanities(R), Inc.

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