Holy Wednesday
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Holy Wednesday by Louise M Burkhart
Identified only in 1986, the Nahuatl Holy Week play is the earliest known dramatic script in any Native American language. In Holy Wednesday, Louise Burkhart presents side-by-side English translations of the Nahuatl play and its Spanish source. An accompanying commentary analyzes the differences between the two versions to reveal how the native author altered the Spanish text to fit his own aesthetic sensibility and the broader discursive universe of the Nahua church. A richly detailed introduction places both works and their creators within the cultural and political contexts of late sixteenth-century Mexico and Spain. 978-0-8122-3368-1 = IBM compatible disc 978-0-8122-3367-4 = Mac compatible disc"Writing in a careful yet engaging style, Burkhart succeeds not only in clarifying the historical significance of this Nahuatl interpretation of a Spanish play, she also makes it interesting"—The Americas
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| ISBN 13 | 9780812215762 |
| ISBN 10 | 0812215761 |
| Title | Holy Wednesday |
| Author | Louise M Burkhart |
| Series | New Cultural Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Year published | 1996-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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