{"product_id":"in-the-language-of-kings-an-anthology-of-mesoamerican-literature-pre-columbian-to-the-present-9780393324075","title":"In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature, Pre-Columbian to the Present","description":"From new interpretations of the glyphic writings of the Maya through the poetic response to events in modern Chiapas, here is a history of Mexico and Central America from the Indian point of view. In these pages the reader will encounter, often in new translations, the deeply affecting Aztec poems, the horrific battles of conquest, and the thoughtful philosophy of the Mayan bible, the \u003cem\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/em\u003e. Full, clear introductions make this extraordinary material accessible to all readers. \u003cem\u003eIn the Language of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e is a gemstone of cultural strength for those who trace their ancestry to Mesoamerica, as well as an essential resource for historians and anthropologists. Above all, it is literature: intimate, grand, painful, proud, and finally renascent in the new awakening of the original peoples of Mesoamerica. [A] magnum opus of Mesoamerican literature...achieve[s] nothing less than the human and divine.--\u003cem\u003eBomb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeon-Portilla, Miguel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMiguel León-Portilla\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than forty books, including \u003cem\u003eBroken Spears through Aztec Thought and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Mexico.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShorris, Earl:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEarl Shorris\u003c\/strong\u003e (1936-2012) was the author of many works of both fiction and non-fiction including \u003cem\u003eLatinos\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnder the Fifth Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn the Language of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRiches for the Poor\u003c\/em\u003e. He was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Clinton for his founding of the Clemente Course in the Humanities(R), Inc.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556173287698,"sku":"9780393324075","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_184f5ddb-54b9-45ca-a04b-3f6c86652b99.jpg?v=1731749107","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-language-of-kings-an-anthology-of-mesoamerican-literature-pre-columbian-to-the-present-9780393324075","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}