According to the historian camilla townsend, the vocative suffix e is sometimes. Camilla townsend attempts to shed some light on this enigma in her novel, malintzins choices. Townsend deftly walks the fine line between historical documentation and informed speculation to rewrite the history of the conquest of mexico. Camilla townsend is associate professor of history at rutgers university, in new.
Sep 14, 2014 can anyone give a chapter summary of malintzin s choices. Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for hernando cortes in his. Townsend argues that according to the historical documents and accounts of malintzins companions she. Not to be deterred, townsend insists that we have long needed a thorough book about the real young woman p. In this study of malintzins life, camilla townsend rejects all the previous. As malinche, she has long been regarded as a traitor to her people, a dangerously sexy, scheming. Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for hernando cortes in his dealings with the aztec emperor moctezuma i. An indian woman in the conquest of mexico dialogos 1st edition. Malintzins choices ebook by camilla townsend 9780826334060. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Townsend provides a historical background as context weaved through the nonfiction tale of one of the most important people in hernando cortess outfit. As camilla townsend observes at the start of malintzins choices.
Jul 03, 2007 camilla townsends new book, malintzins choices. Malintzins choices is the richest, fullest, most scholarly history about malintzin to date. Malintzins choices is an engrossing and beautifully written story. An indian woman in the conquest of mexico edition 1.
Can anyone give a chapter summary of malintzins choices. I got a whole new appreciation and understanding of precolumbian cultures. Given the historiographical impact of womens and gender history, it is not surprising that malintzin or malinche, as she is also. An indian woman in the conquest of mexico, is a worthy addition to the university of new mexico presss fine series of books, dialogos, edited by lyman johnson. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Camilla townsend uses the story of malintzin to display the conquest of mexico in a different aspect and first person point of view. Malintzin, at least, was what the indians called her. Oct 02, 2007 this is partly because malintzin lived a short, poorlydocumented life. Read malintzins choices an indian woman in the conquest of mexico by camilla townsend available from rakuten kobo. Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for hernando cortes in his dealings with the aztec emperor moctezuma in the days of 1519 to 1521. An indian woman in the conquest of mexico dialogos series. Preorder the hunger games prequel now download our free nook. Townsend pieces together a probably early biography, painstakingly documenting her reasoning in fifty pages of footnotes that read like a detective novel.
By the time i read malintzins choices, i already knew that i was going to write a historical novel about the spanishmexica war. Malintzins choices colonial latin america revisionist. Discover book depositorys huge selection of camilla townsend books online. As camilla townsend observes at the start of malintzin s choices, a traditional biography of malinche. Camilla townsends meticulously researched narrative of the spanish seizure of power in sixteenthcentury mexico ably places a muchmaligned historical figure back into her proper historical context. Townsend traces malintzins actions in the long process of intimidating and then forging alliances with the tlaxcalans and other enemies of the mexica, the entry into the urban wonder that was tenochtitlan, and the events culminating in the desperate flight from the city. Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for hernando.
An indian woman in the conquest of mexico albuquerque. Jan 22, 2010 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Beautifully written, deeply researched, and with an innovative focus, malintzin s choices will become a classic. But camilla townsend, a professor of history at rutgers university, paints a very different picture of this controversial character in her 2006 book, malintzins choices. An indian woman in the conquest of mexico dialogos series series by camilla townsend. In malintzins choices townsend tells the tale of malintzin, otherwise known as dona maria to the spanish conquistadores.
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