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The legacy of rulership in Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl's Historia de la nación chichimecaKauffmann, Leisa A. (1969-). AuteurLeisa A. Kauffmann&#160;is an associate professor of classical and modern languages, literatures, and cultures at Wayne State University.In this book Leisa A. Kauffmann takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the writings of one of Mexico’s early chroniclers, Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl, a bilingual seventeenth-century historian from Central Mexico. His writing, especially his portrayal of the great pre-Hispanic poet-king Nezahualcoyotl, influenced other canonical histories of Mexico and is still influential today.Many scholars who discuss Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s writing focus on his personal and literary investment in the European classical tradition, but Kauffmann argues that his work needs to be read through the lens of Nahua cultural concepts and literary-historical precepts. She suggests that he is best understood in light of his ancestral ties to Tetzcoco’s rulers and as a historian who worked within both Native and European traditions. By paying attention to his representation of rulership, Kauffmann demonstrates how the literary and symbolic worlds of the Nahua exist in allegorical but still discernible subtexts within the larger Spanish context of his writing.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One. From Tlatoque to Caciques: Nahua-Christian Rulership in Deed and WordChapter Two. Constructing the Nahua-Christian Universal History: Rulers, Emplotment, and ChronotopeChapter Three. Nezahualcoyotl as Tezcatlipoca: Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s Colonial Mexican Trickster TaleChapter Four. Nezahualcoyotl as Christian Prince: Crisis, Tribute, and the Rhetoric of ExemplarityConclusion. Rulers, Rhetors, Tricksters, and the Composition of HistoryNotesReferencesIndexEditeur : Albuquerque [N.M.] : University of New Mexico PressDate de parution : 2019Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-282 p.) : ill., fac-sim., couv. ill. ; 24 cmNotes : La ressource est également disponible en version électroniqueNotes bibliogr. en bas de page. Bibliogr. p. 257-270. IndexISBN 978-0-8263-6037-3 (rel.). - EAN 9780826360373 MADRID-Casa de VelázquezPARIS-Médiathèque MQBDisponible en ligne (payant), url : &#60;https://muse.jhu.edu/book/65911&#62;.