The Legacy of Rulership in Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl's Historia de la nación chichimeca /

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"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-Hisp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kauffmann, Leisa (Leisa A.), 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nezahualcóyotl, > King of Texcoco, > 1402-1472.
Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, > 1578-1650.
Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, > 1578-1650 > Influence.
Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, > 1578-1650 > Criticism and interpretation.
Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, > 1578-1650. > Historia chichimeca.
Historia chichimeca (Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de)
Nahuas > Historiography.
Kings and rulers > Historiography.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
Chichimeques > Historiographie.
Nahua (Indiens) > Historiographie.
Christianisme et politique > Mexique > Historiographie.
Azteques > Rois et souverains > Historiographie.
Chichimecs > Historiography.
Christianity and politics > Mexico > Historiography.
Aztecs > Kings and rulers > Historiography.
Mexico.
Mexico > Kings and rulers > Historiography.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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