Nahuatl Theater: Nahuatl Theater Volume 1: Death and Life in Colonial Nahua Mexico

by Louise M. Burkhart and Barry D. Sell

Book Overview

Death and Life in Colonial Nahua Mexico presents seven dramas from the first truly American theater. Composed in Nahuatl during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, most of these plays survive only in later copies. Five are morality plays. Presenting Christian views of moral reform, death, judgment, and punishment for sin, they reveal how these themes were adapted into Nahua culture. The other two plays dramatize biblical narratives: the stories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080616882X
• ISBN13: 9780806168821
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"