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Cover 1 Title Page, Copyright Page 2 Contents 8 List of Illustrations 10 Introduction. Texts and Contexts: "Bookish Architecture," Mural Painting, and Theatricality in Colonial Mexico 16 Chapter One. Toward a Literature of Foundations 43 Chapter Two. Renascent Genres in New Spain 71 Chapter Three. Iconography and Evangelization 103 Chapter Four. The Last Judgment: Mural Painting and Missionary Theater 137 Appendix. The Last Judgment 172 Notes 190 Bibliography 220 Index 230 About the Author 238 Publisher:University of Arizona Press,Published:2014,ISBN:9780816599134,Related ISBN:9780816529889,Language:English,OCLC:862375194 The languages of two hemispheres collided when Spain conquered Mexico, and as a result, a dynamic expression of visual and dramatic arts emerged. Mural painting and missionary theater quickly became the media €to explain and comprehend the encounter of indigenous peoples with Christ and the crucifixion, as well as with heaven and hell. In Foundational Arts Michael K. Schuessler asserts that the literature of New Spain begins with missionary theater and its intimate relationship to mural painting. In particular, he examines the relationships between texts and visu

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Author

Michael Karl Schuessler; Leonardo Martinez Vega

Publisher

The University of Arizona Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780816529889

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Religion, Humanities