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Title: VOICES FROM FOUR DIRECTIONS
CONTEMPORARY TRANSLATIONS OF THE NATIVE LITERATURES OF NORTH AMERICA
By: Brian Swann
Format: Paperback

List price: £32.00


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ISBN 10: 0803293100
ISBN 13: 9780803293106
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS
Pub. date: 24 March, 2004
Pages: 619
Translated from: Multiple languages
Description: Storytelling and singing is a vital part of community life for Native peoples. This book gathers stories and songs from many Native groups in North America - including the Inupiaqs in the frigid North, the Lushootseeds along the forested coastline of the far West, the Catawbas in the humid South, and the Maliseets of the rugged woods of the East.
Synopsis: Storytelling and singing continue to be a vital part of community life for Native peoples today. "Voices from Four Directions" gathers stories and songs from thirty-one Native groups in North America - including the Inupiaqs in the frigid North, the Lushootseeds along the forested coastline of the far West, the Catawbas in the humid South, and the Maliseets of the rugged woods of the East. Vivid stories of cosmological origins and transformation, historical events remembered and retold, as well as legendary fables can be found in these pages. Well-known Trickster figures like Raven, Rabbit, and Coyote figure prominently in several tales as do heroes of local fame, such as Tom Laporte of the Maliseets. The stories and songs entertain, instruct, and recall rich legacies as well as obligations. Many are retellings and reinventions of classic narratives, while others are more recent creations. Award-winning poet and critic Brian Swann has gathered some of the richest and most diverse literatures of Native North America and provides an introduction to the volume. In addition, each story is introduced and newly translated.Brian Swann is on the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. His many works include "Coming to Light: Contemporary Translations of the Native Literatures of North America".
Publication: US
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Returns: Returnable
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