The Role of the Poet

December 13, 2020 § Leave a comment

“Indeed, theirs was one of the few cultures of which, as Jacques Soustelle has expressed it, “mankind can be proud.” 2 There remain, however, two aspects of Nahuatl culture which have been neglected all too long—literature and philosophy.”

— Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind by Miguel León-Portilla

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