Examines the "Royal Commentaries" of the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and sets forth a new and alternative reading of this foundational text, paying close attention to the indigenous sources and Andean resonance of the work.
- Content
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Dimensions of Interference: From Andean Oral Discourse to Choral Writing
- Chapter Two. Comentarios Reales: From Choral Writing to Foundational Discourse
- Chapter Three. A Syncretic Tropology: Semantic and Symbolic Aspects of the Comentarios
- Chapter Four. The Cross, Thunderbolt and Rainbow: Iconographie Transpositions and Underlying Symbols
- Epilogue. Between the Labyrinth's Exit and the Cornerstone: Towards a Critique of the National Subject
- Bibliography
- Onomastic Index