num_pages: 320
description: This second volume provides a literal, line-by-line English translation of the Popol Vuh , capturing the beauty, subtlety, and high poetic language characteristic of K’iche’-Maya sacred writings. By arranging the work according to its poetic structure, Christenson preserves the poem’s original phraseology and grammar, allowing subtle nuances of meaning to emerge.
language: English
title: Popol Vuh: Literal Poetic Version
titlecomplete: Popol Vuh: Literal Poetic Version
genres: Anthropology, Religion, Poetry, Spanish Literature, Latin American, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Classics, Mythology, History
ratings_count: 6404
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: PEN Translation Prize
category: Poetry for Dennis Tedlock
publisher: University of Oklahoma Press