The First New Chronicle and Good Government

by Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala

Book Overview

David Frye's skillful translation and abridgment of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala's monumental "First New Chronicle and Good Government" (composed between 1600-1616) offers an unprecedented glimpse into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872208419
• ISBN13: 9780872208414
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Fusion of Latin and Incan Mythologies

This book is an essential for anyone traveling to indigenous areas of Peru or Ecuador. Guaman Poma asserts his unique, proud identity and decries the Spaniards for having created the very problems their missionaries tried to solve. Perhaps most interesting is his fusion of Incan myths with Christian ones. As he is writing to the Pope, he has to navigate this fine line between Christianity and Inca, and his numerous crossed out portions (translated anyway as they were left legible) tell of his stress over this fact. Not the most engaging or exciting story, but definitely worth it for the rich context and subtleties.