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1 online resource (xiii, 282 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| 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. |
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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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Nezahualcóyotl, King of Texcoco, 1402-1472. |
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Historia chichimeca (Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de) |
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Aztecs -- Kings and rulers -- Historiography.
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Aztecs -- Kings and rulers. |
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Historiography. |
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Christianity and politics -- Mexico -- Historiography.
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Christianity and politics. |
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Mexico. |
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Mexico -- Kings and rulers -- Historiography.
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Nahuas -- Historiography.
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Nahuas -- Historiography. |
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Nahuas. |
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Chichimecs -- Historiography.
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Chichimecs. |
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Kings and rulers. |
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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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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: Kauffmann, Leisa (Leisa A.), 1969- Legacy of rulership in Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl's Historia de la nación chichimeca. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2019 9780826360373 (DLC) 2018059039 |
| ISBN |
9780826360380 (electronic book) |
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0826360386 (electronic book) |
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9780826360373 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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