Ollantay, a great general of the Inca Pachacuti, loves the princess Cusi Coyllur, but a commoner may not marry the Inca’s daughter. Refused, he raises the province of Antisuyu in rebellion and holds out in his mountain fortress for years. Clements Markham’s verse translation of the Quechua play comes with an introduction on the Inca drama and the manuscripts that preserved it.
The most famous play of the Quechua tradition, valuable to anyone curious about the literature of the Andes. Download the free EPUB.