Popol Vuh
Literal Poetic Version Translation and Transcription
Published on 30. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-8061-3841-1 (ISBN)
Description
A literal translation that preserves the poem's original structure
This second volume provides a literal, line-by-line English translation of the Popol Vuh, capturing the beauty, subtlety, and high poetic language characteristic of K'iche'-Maya sacred writings. By arranging the work according to its poetic structure, Christenson preserves the poem's original phraseology and grammar, allowing subtle nuances of meaning to emerge.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oklahoma
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
528 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8061-3841-1 (9780806138411)
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Allen J. Christenson is Associate Professor of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He is the author of Art and Society in a Highland Maya Community: The Altarpiece of Santiago Atitlan.