Latin of New Spain (English and Latin Edition)

A set of representative selections from the Neo-Latin works of New Spain for the Latin classroom. This pioneering text presents four prose writers—Acosta, Columbus, Cortés, and Salazar—and two epic poets—Landívar and Cabrera—whose works present the Europeans' first views of the land that would become New Spain and trace the development of the preconquest Tenochtitlán into Mexico City. These authentic selections from the New World offer students who have completed their initial Latin grammar studies a special view of the full legacy of Latin literature. Special Features: • Unadapted Latin texts from six authors and four genres: epic poetry, natural history, letters, and pedagogical dialogue • 345 lines of poetry; 707 lines of prose • Biographies and cultural context for each author • Synopsis before and comprehension questions after each selection • Vocabulary aids and grammar and word use questions that facilitate comprehension • One map and 36 black and white illustrations • Appendices: Background Notes on Significant Persons, Places, and Terms; Historical Timeline; Common Figures of Speech; Rhythm and Meter in Poetry; Master List of Neologisms • Latin to English Glossary Contents List of Maps and Illustrations How to Use This Book Acknowledgments Introduction Abbreviations Section I: Before the Europeans 1. The Nature of the Lands -Biography of José de Acosta, SJ -De natura novi orbis 2. The Origins of the People -De natura novi orbis 3. Quetzalcoatl, King and God -Biography of Francisco José Cabrera -Monumenta Mexicana 4. The City in the Lake -Monumenta Mexicana -Biography of Rafael Landívar, SJ -Rusticatio Mexicana Section II: The Coming o f the Hispanics 1. Columbus’s Observations -Biography of Christopher Columbus -Epistola de Insulis Nuper Repertis (1493) 2. Tenochtitlán -Biography of Hernán (Ferdinand) Cortés -Praeclara Ferdinandi Cortesii de nova maris oceani -Hyspania narratio 3. Mexico City Arises -Biography of Francisco Cervantes de Salazar -Francisci Cervantis Salazari Toletani, ad Ludovici Vivis Valentini exercitationem, aliquot Dialogi Epilogue Appendix 1: Background Notes on Significant Persons, Places, and Terms Appendix 2: Historical Timeline Appendix 3: Common Figures of Speech Appendix 4: Rhythm and Meter in Poetry Appendix 5: Master List of Neologisms Latin-to-English Glossary Bibliography