Brinton, Daniel G. 1837-1899

The Güegüence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua - 1 online resource : multiple file formats

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_G%C3%BCeg%C3%BCense Release date is 2012-08-22

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"The Güegüence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua" is a satirical drama written in the 16th century. As the first literary work of post-Colonial Nicaragua, this anonymous theatrical masterpiece combines music, dance, and theater in a cunning tale of deception. The story follows El Güegüense and his two sons as they navigate encounters with Spanish colonial authorities through wit and trickery. Passed down orally for centuries, this work became a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



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Nahuatl-Spanish dialect -- Texts Indians of Central America -- Nicaragua -- Drama

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