Words of the true peoples [electronic resource] : anthology of contemporary Mexican indigenous-language writers. Volume 2, Poetry / edited by Carlos Montemayor and Donald Frischmann ; photography by George O. Jackson, Jr. = Palabras de los seres verdaderos : antologia de escritores actuales en lenguas indigenas de Mexico / editado por Carlos Montemayor and Donald Frischmann ; fotografia de George O. Jackson, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frischmann, Donald H.

Montemayor, Carlos, 1947-2010.

Series:

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

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous literature--Mexico--History and criticism.

Indigenous literature.

Indians of Mexico--Languages--Texts.

Indians of Mexico.

Maya literature--History and criticism.

Maya literature.

Mexican literature--History and criticism.

Mexican literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 277 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Palabras de los seres verdaderos

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

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, three-volume anthology 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, Ñahñu, 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:

Frontmatter

Contents/Contenido

Acknowledgments/Agradecimientos

Abbreviations/Abreviaturas

Regarding the Indigenous Languages and Alphabets in This Volume/ Acerca de los idiomas y alfabetos indígenas de este volumen

Poetry in Mexican Indigenous Languages

La poesía en lenguas indígenas de México

Spirit-Matter-Word Contemporary Mexican Indigenous Poetry

Espíritu-Materia-Palabra Poesía indígena contemporánea de México

Victor de la Cruz Isthmus Zapotec/zapoteco del Istmo

Victor Terán Isthmus Zapotec/zapoteco del Istmo

Natalia Toledo Paz Isthmus Zapotec/zapoteco del Istmo

Mario Molina Cruz Sierra Zapotec/zapoteco de la Sierra

Juan Gregorio Regino Mazatec/mazateco

Heriberto Prado Pereda Mazatec/mazateco

Natalio Hernández Nahuatl/náhuatl

Serafín Thaayrohyadi Bermúdez Ñähñu/ñähñu

Briceida Cuevas Cob Mayan/maya

Gerardo Can Pat Mayan/maya

Alberto Gómez Pérez Tzotzil/tzotzil

Jun Tiburcio Totonac/totonaco

Appendices/Apéndice

Appendix A. The Owners, Lords, or Guardians of the Earth and theWater / Apéndice A. Los Dueños, Señores o Guardianes de la tierra y el agua

Appendix B. Hurricane and Lightning Entities / Apéndice B. Entidades del huracán y del rayo

Appendix C. Traditional Prayers and Healing Ceremonies / Apéndice C. Rezos tradicionales y ceremonias de curaciónTT

English Glossary

Glosario español

Sources of the Poems/Fuentes de los poemas

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-292-73766-1

OCLC:

932314184