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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520232216

ISBN-139780520232211

eBay Product ID (ePID)72551292

Product Key Features

Original LanguageMayan

Book Title2000 Years of Mayan Literature

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEng,Myn

TopicCaribbean & Latin American, General, Latin America / General

Publication Year2010

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Poetry, History

AuthorDennis Tedlock

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight46.5 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-003366

Reviews"Imaginatively written, superbly illustrated, beautifully produced and, above all, highly authoritative. . . . For those seriously interested in Mayan writing, the book is a must-buy."-- Current World Archaeology, Imaginatively written, superbly illustrated, beautifully produced and, above all, highly authoritative. . . . For those seriously interested in Mayan writing, the book is a must-buy., "[Tedlock] draws out the poetic quality of Maya writing and shows the vibrancy, changing and living qualities of Mayan writing."-- Bltn of Latin American Research, [Tedlock] draws out the poetic quality of Maya writing and shows the vibrancy, changing and living qualities of Mayan writing., A hefty scholarly work that reads like serialized magazine articles . . . quite accessible to the general reader., "If you're drawn to global cultures, languages and mythology, this is a cool book to explore."-- Read the Spirit, "A hefty scholarly work that reads like serialized magazine articles . . . quite accessible to the general reader."-- Albuquerque Journal

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal897/.4209

SynopsisMayan literature is among the oldest in the world, spanning an astonishing two millennia from deep pre-Columbian antiquity to the present day. Here, for the first time, is a fully illustrated survey, from the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions to the works of later writers using the Roman alphabet. Dennis Tedlock--ethnographer, linguist, poet, and award-winning author--draws on decades of living and working among the Maya to assemble this groundbreaking book, which is the first to treat ancient Mayan texts as literature. Tedlock considers the texts chronologically. He establishes that women were among the ancient writers and challenges the idea that Mayan rulers claimed the status of gods. 2000 Years of Mayan Literature expands our understanding and appreciation not only of Mayan literature but of indigenous American literature in its entirety.

LC Classification NumberPM3968.T43 2010