RACCONTI AZTECHI DELLA CONQUISTA | I EDIZ. 1988 | T. TODOROV E G. BAUDOT

This volume presents a remarkable anthology of primary texts documenting the confrontation between the European invaders and the indigenous societies of central Mexico. Under the editorial direction of Tzvetan Todorov and Georges Baudot, the collection gathers sources in Nahuatl (recoded into the Latin alphabet) and in Spanish, both little-known voices of the conquered side. With an eye on the epic dimension and cultural shock of this encounter, the book offers layers of reading: historical testimony, mythic register, and a powerful, often anguished expression of a civilization confronted with its demise. Far from being simply a compilation of documents, it is also a reflection on the theme of the other, the colonial encounter, and the privileged role of indigenous perspectives in reconstructing the past.