A comprehensive guide to the evolution of the major creative aspects of
Mexican culture from pre-Columbian times to the present.
This Companion volume traces the evolution of the major creative aspects
of Mexican culture from pre-Columbian times to the present. Dealing in
turn with the cultures of Mesoamerica, the colonial period, the onset of
independenceand the modern era, the author explores Aztec arts, the role
of the performing arts in the process of evangelisation, manifestations
of cultural dependence, of the search for national identity, and the
struggle for modernity, drawing examples from such diverse activities as
architecture, painting, music, dance, literature, film and media. There
is also a brief account of the distinctive characteristics of Mexican
Spanish. Maps, a chronology, a bibliographical essay and a lengthy
bibliography round off this comprehensive guide, making it an
indispensable research tool for those seriously interested in Mexican
culture.
Peter Standish is Professor of Spanish at one of the divisions of the
University of North Carolina system.