| Approaches to Teaching the Works of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Contributor(s): Fernández, Christian (Editor), Mazzotti, José Antonio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1603295577 ISBN-13: 9781603295574 Publisher: Modern Language Association of America OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 17th Century - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 985.019 |
| LCCN: 2021033769 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author of Comentarios reales and El Florida del Inca, now recognized as key foundational works of Latin American literature and historiography, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was born in 1539 in Cuzco, the son of a Spanish conquistador and an Incan princess, and later moved to Spain. Recalling the family stories and myths he heard from his Quechua-speaking relatives during his youth and gathering information from friends who had remained in Peru, he created works that have come to indelibly shape our understanding of Incan history and administration. He also articulated a new American identity, which he called mestizo. This volume provides guidance on the translations of El Inca's works and on the scholarly reception of his ideas. Instructors will discover ideas for teaching El Inca's works in relation to indigenous thought, European historiography, natural history, indigenous religion and Christianity, and Incan material culture. In essays informed by postcolonial and decolonial perspectives, scholars draw connections between El Inca's writings and contemporary issues like migration, multiculturalism, and indigenous rights. |