Author

Publication

1999-06-01 - Routledge

Language

English

Word Count

110,750 words, Guess

Page Count

443 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100815334060
  • ISBN-139780815334064
  • Open LibraryOL8048134M

First Sentence

History, literature and popular belief normally introduce us to the story and image of Dona Marina, La Malinche, in either of three ways: (1) the woman is oftentimes presented very simply and insignificantly as just another part of the necessary back-drop to Cortes triumphant conquest or, as is more commonly done, (2) her portrayal assumes synonymity with destruction when she is singled out as the sole cause of the fall of the "patria" and becomes the scapegoat for all Mexican perdition thereafter while, on the other hand, (3) romanticists find themselves almost instinctively driven to depicting Dona Marina as the misguided and exploited victim of the tragic love affair which is said to have taken place between herself and Hernan Cortes.

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