Words of the true peoples : anthology of contemporary Mexican indigenous-language writers / edited by Carlos Montemayor and Donald Frischmann ; photography by George O. Jackson, Jr. = Palabras de los seres verdaderos : antología de escritores actuales en lenguas indígenas de México / editado por Carlos Montemayor and Donald Frischmann ; fotografía de George O. Jackson, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Montemayor, Carlos, 1947-2010.

Frischmann, Donald H.

Series:

Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture

Language:

Central American Indian (Other)

English

Mayan languages

Nahuatl

Spanish

Zapotec

Subjects (All):

Indian literature--Mexico--History and criticism.

Indian literature.

Maya literature--History and criticism.

Maya literature.

Indians of Mexico--Languages--Texts.

Indians of Mexico.

Mexican literature--History and criticism.

Mexican literature.

Indians of Mexico--Languages.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

volumes : portraits ; 29 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Palabras de los seres verdaderos

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2004-

Language Note:

English, Mayan, and Spanish.

Summary:

As part of the larger, ongoing movement throughout Latin America to reclaim non-Hispanic cultural heritages and identities, indigenous writers in Mexico are reappropriating the written word in their ancestral tongues and in Spanish. As a result, the long-marginalized, innermost feelings, needs, and worldviews of Mexico's ten to twenty million indigenous peoples are now being widely revealed to the Western societies with which these peoples coexist. To contribute to this process and serve as a bridge of intercultural communication and understanding, this groundbreaking anthology-to be published in three volumes over the coming years-gathers works by the leading generation of writers in thirteen Mexican indigenous languages: Nahuatl, Maya, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Tojolabal, Tabasco Chontal, Purepecha, Sierra Zapoteco, Isthmus Zapoteco, Mazateco, Nahnu, Totonaco, and Huichol.

Volume Two contains poetry by Mexican indigenous writers. Their poems appear first in their native language, followed by English and Spanish translations. Montemayor and Frischmann have abundantly annotated the Spanish, English, and indigenous-language texts and added glossaries and essays that discuss the formal and linguistic qualities of the poems, as well as their place within contemporary poetry. These supporting materials make the anthology especially accessible and interesting for nonspecialist readers seeking a greater understanding of Mexico's indigenous peoples.

Contents:

v. 1. Prose = Prosa

v. 2. Poetry = Poesía

v. 3. Theater = teatro.

Notes:

"A multilingual volume/Edición multilingüe"--V. 1.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0292705808

OCLC:

56058092

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