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Carlos Montemayor, a critic and translator known for his knowledge of indigenous literatures, calls Isthmus Zapotec the most important modern literary tradition of all the indigenous languages of Mexico. How could a language spoken by a relatively few number of people stake such a claim? Perhaps because Zapotec poetry expresses itself in a richly musical language, embraces other artistic traditions, and confronts the threat of globalization with its verses:
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:05:01 +0000

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