Project Gutenberg 2012-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 680 Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) 1837 1899 Brinton, D. G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton, Daniel Garrison 01012620 The Güegüence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_G%C3%BCeg%C3%BCense Produced by Andrea Ball, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Güegüence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua," edited by Daniel G. Brinton, is a unique theatrical work composed in a blended dialect that reflects the cultural interactions between indigenous Nicaraguans and Spanish colonists. Likely written in the early 19th century, this performance piece incorporates elements of humor and satire, centering around the character Güegüence, who embodies a clever trickster figure resonant with both indigenous and colonial themes. The opening of the work sets the stage with a lively introduction involving the main characters, the Governor Tastuanes and the Chief Alguacil, engaging in a dialog interspersed with dance. They discuss the lack of appropriate accoutrements for the Royal Court's proceedings and express frustration over their impoverished state, hinting at social critiques. This initial scene establishes the comedic and political undertones of the narrative, hinting at the humor derived from misunderstandings and the playful engagement with authority, which is crucial to the character of Güegüence as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Nahuatl-Spanish dialect -- Texts Indians of Central America -- Nicaragua -- Drama PM Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 300426 2025-08-16T12:21:12.017231 text/html 275946 2024-10-23T10:20:23 text/html 2847959 2025-08-16T12:21:24.831204 application/epub+zip 2851574 2025-08-16T12:21:17.064200 application/epub+zip 162331 2025-08-16T12:21:14.551245 application/epub+zip 1009452 2025-08-16T12:21:29.336140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 968108 2025-08-16T12:21:22.718209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407776 2022-09-18T14:48:23.383074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221239 2025-08-16T12:21:10.654245 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201335 2024-10-23T10:20:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16968 2025-08-16T12:21:29.507156 application/rdf+xml 25065 2025-08-16T12:21:15.112257 image/jpeg 4699 2025-08-16T12:21:14.831208 image/jpeg 4271480 2025-08-16T12:21:12.102275 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia