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- On the Lips of Others: Moteuczoma's Fame in Aztec Monuments and Rituals
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- 2015
- Published by: University of Texas Press
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Examining how the name and portrait of Moteuczoma II were represented in Aztec monuments and colonial manuscripts, this richly interdisciplinary study illuminates the creation of fame and the politics of personhood and portraiture in the Aztec and colonial worlds.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-11
- 1. The Two Moteuczomas
- pp. 12-25
- 2. Fame and Transformation
- pp. 26-37
- 3. The Royal Icon
- pp. 38-57
- 4. Resonances of the Speech Glyph
- pp. 58-78
- 6. Absence and Presence of Body
- pp. 109-125
- 7. The Chapultepec Portrait
- pp. 126-140
- 8. Colonial Reflections on Aztec Portraiture
- pp. 141-150
- Conclusion
- pp. 151-154
- Bibliography
- pp. 177-190
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292766693
Related ISBN(s)
9780292766686
MARC Record
OCLC
905224909
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2015-05-22
Language
English
Open Access
No
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