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Pre-Columbian literatures of Mexico
- Title
- Pre-Columbian literatures of Mexico / Miguel León Portilla, translated from the Spanish by Grace Lobanov and the author.
- Author
- León Portilla, Miguel.
- Publication
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1969]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PM3055 .L46613 1969 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Lobanov, Grace
- Description
- xiii, 191 pages : illustrations, facsimiles; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Discusses sacred, mythic and lyric poetry, religious drama, chronicles and history, speeches and other prose of Mayan groups, Aztecs and other Nahuatl-speaking people.
- Series Statement
- The Civilization of the American Indian series ; [v. 92]
- Uniform Title
- Literaturas precolombinas de México. English
- Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 92.
- Alternative Title
- Literaturas precolombinas de México.
- Subject
- Indian literature > Mexico > History and criticism
- Nahuatl literature > History and criticism
- Mayan literature > History and criticism
- Folk literature, Indian > History and criticism
- Literature > Aztec > history
- Literature > Mayan > history
- Literature > Mixtec > history
- Folk literature, Indian
- Indian literature
- Mayan literature
- Nahuatl literature
- Literatur
- Indigenes Volk
- Maya literature > History and criticism
- Littérature indienne d'Amérique > Mexico (Mexique) > Histoire et critique
- Littérature nahuatl > Histoire et critique
- Littérature maya > Histoire et critique
- Mexico
- Mexiko
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 176-186.
- Contents
- Introduction: background and sources -- Myths in Pre-Columbian poetry -- The sacred hymns -- Lyric poetry -- Religious celebrations and drama -- Chronicles and history -- Other forms of prose -- Native chronicles of the conquest -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 0806119748
- 9780806119748
- LCCN
- 68015688
- 14915670
- x281141656
- OCLC
- ocm00000948
- 948
- SCSB-116188
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library