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PoesÃa IndÃgena del Norte de México / Indigenous Poetry of Northern Mexico
Paperback
Poetry AnthologiesGeneral Poetry
Publisher Price: $17.95
ISBN13: 9786073945769
Publisher: Planeta Publishing
Published: Sep 29 2026
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.20
Language: Spanish
Gabriel Zaid nos ofrece una literatura anónima y milenaria
Este es un libro de poesÃa ignorada, el rescate de una página traspapelada de la cultura universal. Reúne por primera vez la poesÃa indÃgena del norte de México, incluyendo los territorios de la Nueva España que ahora forman parte de Estados Unidos. Antes del descubrimiento de América, toda esta zona, que algunos llaman América árida, tenÃa un conjunto de culturas afines, aunque lenguas distintas, ahora casi todas en peligro de extinción. La compilación recoge poemas tradicionales de treinta y cinco lenguas, notables por su calidad estética y espiritual, nada primitiva. Cantos, arrullos, invocaciones y ritos que celebran el mundo y su belleza.
Aunque son pocos los antropólogos y lingüistas interesados en el valor literario de esta poesÃa, cuando la transcriben o traducen salvan mundos desconocidos y admirables. Gabriel Zaid, como simple lector curioso, explora, descubre, escoge y traduce del inglés, cuando es necesario, para ofrecernos una literatura anónima y milenaria que abre la oportunidad de una experiencia poética distinta.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Gabriel Zaid offers us an ancient and anonymous literary tradition
This is a book of overlooked poetry, the recovery of a missing page from the world's cultural heritage. For the first time, it brings together Indigenous poetry from northern Mexico, including the territories of New Spain that are now part of the United States. Before the discovery of America, this entire region--sometimes called Arid America--shared related cultures, though they spoke different languages, most of which are now endangered. The collection gathers traditional poems from thirty-five languages, remarkable for their aesthetic and spiritual richness, far from anything primitive. Songs, lullabies, invocations, and rituals that celebrate the world and its beauty.
Although few anthropologists and linguists are interested in the literary value of this poetry, those who transcribe or translate it help preserve remarkable and little-known worlds. Gabriel Zaid, as a curious reader, explores, discovers, selects, and translates from English when necessary, offering us an anonymous and ancient literary tradition that opens the door to a unique poetic experience.
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