CHAPTER 4. THE POETICS OF TZ'UTUJIL SONGS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO K'ICHE'AN LITERATURE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Forewords xi
4. Acknowledgments xxvii
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. CHAPTER 1. THE WORLD OF THE TZ'UTUJIL MAYA 17
7. CHAPTER 2. THE DANCE AND SONGS OF THE NAWALS 39
8. CHAPTER 3. THE “SONGS OF THE ROAD”: TEXTS AND CONTEXTS 73
9. CHAPTER 4. THE POETICS OF TZ'UTUJIL SONGS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO K'ICHE'AN LITERATURE 154
10. CHAPTER 5. THE MUSIC OF THE “SONGS OF THE NAWALS” 168
11. Final Words 191
12. Audio Files of Recorded Examples 197
13. Notes 199
14. Glossary 219
15. Works Cited 223
16. Index 229