{"product_id":"ballads-of-the-lords-of-new-spain-the-codex-romances-de-los-senores-de-la-nueva-espana-9780292723450","title":"Ballads of the Lords of New Spain: The Codex Romances de Los Senores de la Nueva Espana","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompiled in 1582, \u003ci\u003eBallads of the Lords of New Spain\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ecancionero\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Bierhorst's expert translation and interpretation, \u003ci\u003eBallads of the Lords of New Spain\u003c\/i\u003e emerges as a song of resistance by a conquered people and the recollection of a glorious past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Bierhorst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Cultur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292723450","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710654320777,"sku":"9780292723450","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a7925450-9eb5-41ba-ba1e-c941e878f591.jpg?v=1719540944","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/ballads-of-the-lords-of-new-spain-the-codex-romances-de-los-senores-de-la-nueva-espana-9780292723450","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}