Ballads of the Lords of New Spain - The Codex Romances de los Senores de la Nueva Espana (Paperback, annotated edition)

Compiled in 1582, Ballads of the Lords of New Spain is one of the two principal sources of Nahuatl song, as well as a poetical window into the mindset of the Aztec people some sixty years after the conquest of Mexico. Presented as a cancionero, or anthology, in the mode of New Spain, the ballads show a reordering-but not an abandonment-of classic Aztec values. In the careful reading of John Bierhorst, the ballads reveal in no uncertain terms the pre-conquest Aztec belief in the warrior's paradise and in the virtue of sacrifice. This volume contains an exact transcription of the thirty-six Nahuatl song texts, accompanied by authoritative English translations. Bierhorst includes all the numerals (which give interpretive clues) in the Nahuatl texts and also differentiates the text from scribal glosses. His translations are thoroughly annotated to help readers understand the imagery and allusions in the texts. The volume also includes a helpful introduction and a larger essay, "On the Translation of Aztec Poetry," that discusses many relevant historical and literary issues. In Bierhorst's expert translation and interpretation, Ballads of the Lords of New Spain emerges as a song of resistance by a conquered people and the recollection of a glorious past.

General

Imprint:	University Of Texas Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	May 2010
Authors:	John Bierhorst
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	253
Edition:	annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-292-72345-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Non-Western music, traditional & classical Books > Music > Non-Western music, traditional & classical
LSN:	0-292-72345-8
Barcode:	9780292723450

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