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Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006281179
Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780292783065
Compiled in 1582, Ballads of the Lords of New Spain is one of the two principal sources of Nahuatl song, as well as a poetical window into the mindset of the Aztec people some sixty years after the conquest of Mexico. Presented as a cancionero, or anthology, in the mode of New Spain, the ballads show a reordering—but not an abandonment—of classic Aztec values. In the careful reading of John Bierhorst, the ballads reveal in no uncertain terms the pre-conquest Aztec belief in the warrior's paradise and in the virtue of sacrifice. This volume contains an exact transcription of the thirty-six Nahuatl song texts, accompanied by authoritative English translations. Bierhorst includes all the numerals (which give interpretive clues) in the Nahuatl texts and also differentiates the text from scribal glosses. His translations are thoroughly annotated to help readers understand the imagery and allusions in the texts. The volume also includes a helpful introduction and a larger essay, "On the Translation of Aztec Poetry," that discusses many relevant historical and literary issues. In Bierhorst's expert translation and interpretation, Ballads of the Lords of New Spain emerges as a song of resistance by a conquered people and the recollection of a glorious past. Announcing a New Digital Initiative http://www.lib.utexas.edu/books/utdigital/ UT Press, in a new collaboration with the University of Texas Libraries, will publish an interactive digital adaptation of the Ballads that will expand the scholarly content beyond what is possible to publish in book form. The web site, to launch in conjunction with the book in July 2009, includes all of the printed book plus scans of the original codex, a normative transcription, and space to interact with the author and other scholars, as well as art, audio, a map, and other related material. The digital Ballads will be open access, bringing one of the university’s rare holdings to scholars around the world.
Author : James Maffie
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781457184260
In Aztec Philosophy, James Maffie reveals a highly sophisticated and systematic Aztec philosophy worthy of consideration alongside European philosophies of their time. Bringing together the fields of comparative world philosophy and Mesoamerican studies, Maffie excavates the distinctly philosophical aspects of Aztec thought. Aztec Philosophy focuses on the ways Aztec metaphysics—the Aztecs’ understanding of the nature, structure and constitution of reality—underpinned Aztec thinking about wisdom, ethics, politics, and aesthetics, and served as a backdrop for Aztec religious practices as well as everyday activities such as weaving, farming, and warfare. Aztec metaphysicians conceived reality and cosmos as a grand, ongoing process of weaving—theirs was a world in motion. Drawing upon linguistic, ethnohistorical, archaeological, historical, and contemporary ethnographic evidence, Maffie argues that Aztec metaphysics maintained a processive, transformational, and non-hierarchical view of reality, time, and existence along with a pantheistic theology. Aztec Philosophy will be of great interest to Mesoamericanists, philosophers, religionists, folklorists, and Latin Americanists as well as students of indigenous philosophy, religion, and art in the Americas.
Author : Jong-Kuk Nam
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047421726
Based on a range of medieval commercial documents the author comes to the conclusion that the cotton traffic was one of the motors mobilizing human and material resources on a large scale in the maritime commerce in the Mediterranean in the Later Middle Ages.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Poetry
ISBN : PSU:000050815920
Author : Viorica Patea,John Gery,Walter Baumann
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781835539668
This collection offers for the first time criticism, biographical essays, analysis, translation studies, and reminiscences of Ezra Pound’s extensive interaction with Spain and Spanish culture, from his earliest visits to Spain in 1902 and 1906 and his study of significant Spanish writers to the dedication of the first monument erected anywhere to Pound in the small Spanish village of Medinaceli in 1973. Divided into two sections, Part One: “ON EZRA POUND AND THE SPANISH WORLD” includes a general introduction on Pound’s lifelong involvement with Spain, together with chapters on Pound’s study of classical Spanish literature, the Spanish dimension in The Cantos, Pound’s contemporary Spanish connections, and his legacy in contemporary Spanish letters. Part Two: “EZRA POUND AND THE SPANISH WORLD: A READER,” then gathers for the first time Pound’s own writings (postcards, letters, and essays) concerning Spain and Spanish writers, as well as his correspondence with Spanish poets Miguel de Unamuno and Juan Ramón Jiménez and with José Vázquez Amaral, the first Spanish translator of The Cantos in its entirety. The volume includes reminiscences by Spanish Novísimos poets, Antonio Colinas and Jaime Siles, written explicitly for this collection. Besides providing a thorough exploration into Pound’s engagement with Spain, this volume pays homage to Pound’s considerable influence on Spanish culture.
Author : Ariel de la Fuente
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0822325969
DIVCombines peasant studies and cultural history to revise the received wisdom on nineteenth-century Argentinian politics and aspects of the Argentinian state-formation process./div
Author : Alfonso X (King of Castile and Leon)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Arabs
ISBN : CORNELL:31924082229869
Author : Jongsoo Lee
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Aztecs
ISBN : 9780826343376
Lee offers a more realistic portrait of the legendary Aztec ruler Nezahualcoyotl, derived from examination of original Nahuatl codices and poetry, as well as Spanish chronicles.
Author : Stela M. Brandão
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253221384
A reference guide to the vast array of art song literature and composers from Latin America, this book introduces the music of Latin America from a singer's perspective and provides a basis for research into the songs of this richly musical area of the world. The book is divided by country into 22 chapters, with each chapter containing an introductory essay on the music of the region, a catalog of art songs for that country, and a list of publishers. Some chapters include information on additional sources. Singers and teachers may use descriptive annotations (language, poet) or pedagogical annotations (range, tessitura) to determine which pieces are appropriate for their voices or programming needs, or those of their students. The guide will be a valuable resource for vocalists and researchers, however familiar they may be with this glorious repertoire.
Author : Gordon Brotherston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521148197
A biographical and critical study of the Spanish poet Manuel Machado (1874-1947), who was highly thought of in his lifetime but who, since his death, declined in popularity. His brother, Antonio, whom he once overshadowed, became more widely read. The first half of the book is biographical, setting Machado against the general literary background in Spain, and estimating his debt to French influence. Dr Brotherston deals in some detail with the Modernista movement, so that the study is almost an account of Spanish literary life of the time. The second half of the book is critical; Dr Brotherston wishes to show the fine quality of certain poems, and to affirm Machado's real importance and distinction. The generous bibliography will be useful to readers closely concerned with Machado and his period.
Author : Max Harris
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292779297
In villages and towns across Spain and its former New World colonies, local performers stage mock battles between Spanish Christians and Moors or Aztecs that range from brief sword dances to massive street theatre lasting several days. The festival tradition officially celebrates the triumph of Spanish Catholicism over its enemies, yet this does not explain its persistence for more than five hundred years nor its widespread diffusion. In this insightful book, Max Harris seeks to understand Mexicans' "puzzling and enduring passion" for festivals of moros y cristianos. He begins by tracing the performances' roots in medieval Spain and showing how they came to be superimposed on the mock battles that had been a part of pre-contact Aztec calendar rituals. Then using James Scott's distinction between "public" and "hidden transcripts," he reveals how, in the hands of folk and indigenous performers, these spectacles of conquest became prophecies of the eventual reconquest of Mexico by the defeated Aztec peoples. Even today, as lively descriptions of current festivals make plain, they remain a remarkably sophisticated vehicle for the communal expression of dissent.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0787687146
Author : Maria Herrera-Sobek
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1438 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313343407
Latino folklore comprises a kaleidoscope of cultural traditions. This compelling three-volume work showcases its richness, complexity, and beauty. Latino folklore is a fun and fascinating subject to many Americans, regardless of ethnicity. Interest in—and celebration of—Latin traditions such as Día de los Muertos in the United States is becoming more common outside of Latino populations. Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions provides a broad and comprehensive collection of descriptive information regarding all the genres of Latino folklore in the United States, covering the traditions of Americans who trace their ancestry to Mexico, Spain, or Latin America. The encyclopedia surveys all manner of topics and subject matter related to Latino folklore, covering the oral traditions and cultural heritage of Latin Americans from riddles and dance to food and clothing. It covers the folklore of 21 Latin American countries as these traditions have been transmitted to the United States, documenting how cultures interweave to enrich each other and create a unique tapestry within the melting pot of the United States.
Author : Rosal?a de Castro
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1991-07-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0791405834
Translations (from both Galician and Spanish) of more than 100 poems by one of the outstanding poets of 19th-century Spain. De Castro's (1837-1885) poetry, often compared to that of Emily Dickinson, is characterized by an intimate lyricism, simple diction, and innovative prosody. Includes a critical introduction, notes to the translations, and two of the poet's own autobiographical prologues. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
