Children Of The Plumed Serpent

Author : Virginia M. Fields
Publisher : Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781857597417
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children of the Plumed Serpent written by Virginia M. Fields and published by Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Apr. 1-July 1, 2012 and at the Dallas Museum of Art, July 29-Nov. 25, 2012.

Author : David Herbert Lawrence
Publisher : Aegitas
ISBN 13 : 0369407083
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Plumed Serpent written by David Herbert Lawrence and published by Aegitas. This book was released on 2022-02-25 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a European woman and s self-annihilating plunge into the intrigues, passions, and pagan rituals of Mexico. Lawrence and s mesmerizing and unsettling 1926 novel is his great work of the political imagination.

Author : Diana Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of the Plumed Serpent written by Diana Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fascinated by the history and cultures of three highly developed ancient societies--the Mayans, followed by the Aztecs in Mesoamerica and the Incas farther south--Ferguson examines their artifacts and those of the Spanish conquistadors, in relation to the traditions preserved today by their many descendants...Part anthropological study, part history and part folklore... distills a huge amount of information to present a clear, uncluttered and rich resource."--"Publishers Weekly." "Fun, inspiring, educational, and all in all, a great read."--"The New Times."

Author : Elizabeth Manson Bahr
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783333499
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children of the Sun written by Elizabeth Manson Bahr and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children of the Sun is an epic retelling of the Conquest of Mexico from the Aztec point of view, and a breath-taking story of courage and loyalty, treachery and deceit. Peopled with a huge cast of characters from the agonised Emperor himself and his headstrong daughter to the enigmatic conquistador Hernan Cortes, this is a richly imagined recreation of one of history's most extraordinary civilisations and a heart-breaking lament for its fall.

Author : Alica McKenna-Johnson
Publisher : AMJ Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0996944478
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legacy of the Feathered Serpent written by Alica McKenna-Johnson and published by AMJ Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Neil Baldwin
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1610392698
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legends of the Plumed Serpent written by Neil Baldwin and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meticulously pieced together from personal experiences that come with years of travel, an extensive knowledge of the historic and scholarly works, and a deep appreciation of Latin American art and culture—both ancient and modern—critically-acclaimed biographer Neil Baldwin has created a mosaic of words and images retelling the myth of the Plumed Serpent (or Quetzalcóatl) as it has evolved through the millennia. He has also created an essential guidebook for the armchair traveller and passionate tourist alike. Only a few hours by air from the United States are the mysteries and hauntingly beautiful ruins of Mexico. Among the vines intertwined in the frail latticework of crumbling palaces, spiraling geometric motifs covering vast walls that sink beneath the jungle, and nearly vertical temple steps leading hundreds of feet to a dizzying view of sky and earth, images of Quetzalcóatl abound. The fanged, bug-eyed feathered serpent thrusts his malevolent, sneering head from the pyramid at Teotihuacán; he swims in a river of rock around the temple at Xochicalco; and at Chichén Itzá, serpent and jaguar dance on a trail of stone, their embrace spawning a monstrous snake with clawed forefeet. Depicted as part man, snake, and bird, the Plumed Serpent is the earliest known creation myth from Mesoamerica, the region spanning Mexico and most of Central America. He embodies good and evil, sky and earth, feast and famine—the duality of life itself. Steep, massive temples were built in his honor at Teotihuacán, the vast city of ruins near today’s Mexico City, and at Chichén Itzá in northern Yucatán, the intricate complex that includes the famed ballcourt. Moctezuma, the ruler of the Aztecs, mistook Hernán Cortéz and the invasion of the Spanish in 1519 for the return of Quetzalcóatl. The Catholic Church with its army of Franciscan monks adapted his legend to introduce the indigenous people to Catholicism. The myth enhanced Emiliano Zapata’s stature as a latter-day Quetzalcóatl during the Mexican Revolution. Diego Rivera and the modern muralists invoked his image to include indigenous themes in their state-sponsored art. And Quetzalcóatl inspired English author D. H. Lawrence to write a new “American novel.” These and many other tales are recounted in the words and images of Neil Baldwin’s Legends of the Plumed Serpent. Whether sharing a moment of reflection among the breathtaking ruins, delving into the historic role of Quetzalcóatl during the Spanish Conquest, or tracing the themes of revolution and rebirth in the art of Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros, Neil Baldwin’s enlightening prose captures the imagination. Accompanied by numerous illustrations—many photographs taken by the author, and others painstakingly researched and gathered over the past decade—Legends of the Plumed Serpent is a true labor of love.

Author : Barbara Brenner
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780394825908
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mystery of the Plumed Serpent written by Barbara Brenner and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1989-08-19 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael's knowledge of Mexican history and Elena's taste for adventure help the twins unravel the mystery of the golden snake.

Author : D. H. Lawrence
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1442940670
Total Pages : 918 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Plumed Serpent written by D. H. Lawrence and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-03-14 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the times of Mexican revolution, The book prescribes a return to ancient beliefs and gods. Through beautiful imagery and picturesque descriptions, Lawrence has narrated the story of an Irish woman who plays an important role in the lives of two Mexican men. Lawrence has attempted to solve the spiritual dilemma by prescribing a return To The universal god and unanimous beliefs.

Author : Elizabeth Manson Bahr
Publisher : Book Guild Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781846243103
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children of the Sun written by Elizabeth Manson Bahr and published by Book Guild Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Montezuma - emperor, high priest, family man and poet - is wracked with anxiety. News has come of strange, pale-skinned men who have landed on the eastern shores of Mexico. They ride hideous stags, fight with smoke-belching sticks and are hungry for land and gold. But could their leader, Montezuma wonders, be the Plumed Serpent himself, the god Quetzalcoatl, whose return has been foretold in Aztec prophecy? Should he destroy the strangers, or worship them unconditionally? The fate of an empire lies in his hands.

Author : D. H. Lawrence
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1425050387
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plumed Serpent written by D. H. Lawrence and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the times of Mexican revolution, the book prescribes a return to ancient beliefs and gods. Through beautiful imagery and picturesque descriptions, Lawrence has narrated the story of an Irish woman who plays an important role in the lives of two Mexican men. Lawrence has attempted to solve the spiritual dilemma by prescribing a return to the universal god and unanimous beliefs.