The Singing Mountaineers
Songs and Tales of the Quechua People
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Folklore & Mythology
| Author: | José María Arguedas | ISBN: | 9780292792203 |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press | Publication: | June 4, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of Texas Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | José María Arguedas |
| ISBN: | 9780292792203 |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
| Publication: | June 4, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of Texas Press |
| Language: | English |
The Quechua people, the "singing mountaineers" of Peru, still sing the songs that their Inca ancestors knew before the Spaniards invaded the Andes. Some of these songs, collected and translated into Spanish by José María Arguedas and María Lourdes Valladares from the Quechua language and the Huanca dialect, are now presented for the first time in English in the beautiful translations of Ruth Stephan, author of the recent prize-winning novel, The Flight. Also included in this rich collection are nine folk tales collected by Father Jorge A. Lira, translated into Spanish by Sr. Arguedas, and into English by Kate and Angel Flores.
The Quechua people, the "singing mountaineers" of Peru, still sing the songs that their Inca ancestors knew before the Spaniards invaded the Andes. Some of these songs, collected and translated into Spanish by José María Arguedas and María Lourdes Valladares from the Quechua language and the Huanca dialect, are now presented for the first time in English in the beautiful translations of Ruth Stephan, author of the recent prize-winning novel, The Flight. Also included in this rich collection are nine folk tales collected by Father Jorge A. Lira, translated into Spanish by Sr. Arguedas, and into English by Kate and Angel Flores.
