Pre-Columbian literatures of Mexico
By: by Miguel León-Portilla ; translated from the Spanish by Grace Lobanov and the author.
Edition: Paperback ed.
Series: The Civilization of the American Indian series ;; v. 92
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Norman, Okla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: Folk literature, Indian -- Mexico -- History and criticism.; Nahuatl literature -- History and criticism.; Mayan literature -- History and criticism.
Description: "Presents Mexican myths and sacred hymns, lyric poetry, rituals, drama and various forms of prose, accompanied by informed criticism and comment ... from the Aztecs, the Mayas, the Mixtecs and Zapotecs of Oaxaca, the Tarascans of Michoacan, the Otomis of central Mexico, and others."
Notes: Bibliography: p. 176-187.
Translation of: Literaturas precolombinas de México.
Includes index.