| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 282 pages) |
| Contents |
From Tlatoque to Caciques : Nahua-Christian rulership in deed and word -- Constructing the Nahua-Christian universal history : rulers, emplotment, and chronotope -- Nezahualcoyotl as Tezcatlipoca : Alva Ixtlilxochitl's colonial Mexican trickster tale -- Nezahualcoyotl as Christian prince : crisis, tribute, and the rhetoric of exemplarity -- Conclusion: Rulers, rhetors, tricksters, and the composition of history |
| Summary |
"In this book Leisa A. Kauffmann takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the writings of one of Mexico's early chroniclers, Fernando de Alva Ixtilxochitl, a bilingual seventeenth-century historian from Central Mexico. His writing, especially his portrayal of the great pre-Hispanic poet-king Nezahualcoyotl, influenced other canonical histories of Mexico and is still influential today. Many scholars who discuss Alva Ixtlilxochitl's writing focus on his personal and literary investment in the European classical tradition, but Kauffmann argues that his work needs to be read through the lens of Nahua cultural concepts and literary-historical precepts. She suggests that he is best understood in light of his ancestral ties to Tetzcoco's rulers and as a historian who worked within both Native and European traditions. By paying attention to his representation of rulership, Kauffmann demonstrates how the literary and symbolic worlds of the Nahua exist in allegorical but still discernible subtexts within the larger Spanish context of his writing"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 23, 2019) |
| Subject |
Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, 1578-1650. Historia chichimeca.
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Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, 1578-1650 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, 1578-1650 -- Influence
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Nezahualcóyotl, King of Texcoco, 1402-1472.
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Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, 1578-1650 fast |
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Nezahualcóyotl, King of Texcoco, 1402-1472 fast |
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Historia chichimeca (Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de) fast |
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Aztecs -- Kings and rulers -- Historiography
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Christianity and politics -- Mexico -- Historiography
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Nahuas -- Historiography
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Chichimecs -- Historiography
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Kings and rulers -- Historiography
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Nahuas -- Historiography
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Mexico -- Kings and rulers -- Historiography
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| Subject |
Mexico
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019000770 |
| ISBN |
9780826360380 |
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0826360386 |
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