In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature, Pre-Columbian to the Present [Paperback]

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, theThe first anthology in any language to represent the full trajectory of this remarkable literature.