Traditional Literatures Of The American Indian
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Reading The Fire
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Author : Jarold Ramsey
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2016-06-01
Reading The Fire written by Jarold Ramsey and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-01 with Social Science categories.
Reading the Fire engages America’s “first literatures,” traditional Native American tales and legends, as literary art and part of our collective imaginative heritage. This revised edition of a book first published to critical acclaim in 1983 includes four new essays. Drawing on ethnographic data and regional folklore, Jarold Ramsey moves from origin and trickster narratives and Indian ceremonial texts, into interpretations of stories from the Nez Perce, Clackamas Chinook, Coos, Wasco, and Tillamook repertories, concluding with a set of essays on the neglected subject of Native literary responses to contact with Euroamericans. In his finely worked, erudite analyses, he mediates between an author-centered, print-based narrative tradition and one that is oral, anonymous, and tribal, adducing parallels between Native texts and works by Shakespeare, Yeats, Beckett, and Faulkner.
Traditional Literatures Of The American Indian
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Author : Karl Kroeber
language : en
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1997
Traditional Literatures Of The American Indian written by Karl Kroeber and has been published by Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Literary Criticism categories.
In American Indian societies, storytelling and speech-making are invested with special significance, crafted to reveal central psychological and social values, tensions, and ambi-guities. As Karl Kroeber notes, "It is our scholarship, not Indian storytelling, that is primitive, undeveloped." This book is an essential introduction to the study and appreciation of American Indian oral literatures. The essays, by leading scholars, illuminate the subtle artistry of form and content that gives spoken stories and myths an enduring vitality in native communities yet often makes them perplexing to outsiders. The presentation and analysis of complete oral texts, often without translations, enable the reader to grasp the meaning, purpose, and structure of the tales and to become familiar with the techniques scholars use to translate and interpret them. This expanded edition of the widely praised collection contains a recent analysis of the Wintu myth of female sexuality, a revised introduction by Karl Kroeber, a contribution by Dell Hymes, a new translation by Dennis Tedlock, and a new, annotated bibliography.
Literature Of The American Indians
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Author : Abraham Chapman
language : en
Publisher: New York : New American Library
Release Date : 1975
Literature Of The American Indians written by Abraham Chapman and has been published by New York : New American Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Fiction categories.
This collection, drawing on Indian memories, symbolism and critical evaluations, adds to our understanding of both the traditional and contemporary literature of and about the American Indian. The whole spectrum of thought about Indian literature is covered here, starting with a Seneca legend on the origin of storytelling; progressing to nineteenth century commentaries by writers such as the Christian convert George Copway (Kah-Ge-Ga-Bowh), novelist William Gilmore Simms, and pioneer anthropologist Daniel G. Brinton; and finally presenting modern-day views by Tristram P. Coffin, Kenneth Rexroth, N. Scott Momaday, Jorge Luis Borges, and Paula Gunn Allen. The subject of Indian humor is delightfully examined by Vine Deloria, Jr., and the now classic texts of scholars such as Franz Boas and Constance Rourke are also included.
Critical Essays On Native American Literature
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Author : Andrew Wiget
language : en
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall
Release Date : 1985
Critical Essays On Native American Literature written by Andrew Wiget and has been published by Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Literary Criticism categories.
These essays provide a historical and critical view of Native American literary materials from early myths and legends to contemporary novels and short stories. The essays are organized in three groups, beginning with an introduction placing them within the broad context of extant scholarship. The first section on historical and methodological perspectives deals with the mythology and folk tales of North American Indians, the structure of Zuni myth, the Clackamas Chinook myths, Canadian Cree narratives, and Chamula (Mexican) speech and performance. The section on traditional literature covers creation tales, trickster tales, and Eskimo poetry. The section on literature in English focuses on contemporary fiction--N.S. Momaday's House Made of Dawn, J. Welch's Winter in the Blood, and L. Silko's Ceremony. ISBN 0-8161-8687-1: $32.50.
Traditional Literatures Of The American Indian
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Author : Karl Kroeber
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
Traditional Literatures Of The American Indian written by Karl Kroeber and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
In American Indian societies, storytelling and speech-making are invested with special significance, crafted to reveal central psychological and social values, tensions, and ambi-guities. As Karl Kroeber notes, "It is our scholarship, not Indian storytelling, that is primitive, undeveloped." ø This book is an essential introduction to the study and appreciation of American Indian oral literatures. The essays, by leading scholars, illuminate the subtle artistry of form and content that gives spoken stories and myths an enduring vitality in native communities yet often makes them perplexing to outsiders. The presentation and analysis of complete oral texts, often without translations, enable the reader to grasp the meaning, purpose, and structure of the tales and to become familiar with the techniques scholars use to translate and interpret them. ø This expanded edition of the widely praised collection contains a recent analysis of the Wintu myth of female sexuality, a revised introduction by Karl Kroeber, a contribution by Dell Hymes, a new translation by Dennis Tedlock, and a new, annotated bibliography.
Encyclopedia Of American Indian Literature
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Author : Jennifer McClinton-Temple
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2010-05-12
Encyclopedia Of American Indian Literature written by Jennifer McClinton-Temple and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-12 with Literary Criticism categories.
American Indians have produced some of the most powerful and lyrical literature ever written in North America. Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature covers the field from the earliest recorded works to some of today's most exciting writers. Th
American Indian Literature
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Author : Alan R. Velie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
American Indian Literature written by Alan R. Velie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with American literature categories.
Includes bibliographical references.
American Indian Stories
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Author : Zitkala-Sa
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-10-22
American Indian Stories written by Zitkala-Sa and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-22 with categories.
Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938) (Dakota: pronounced zitkala- a, which translates to "Red Bird"), also known by the missionary-given name Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Sioux (Yankton Dakota) writer, editor, musician, teacher and political activist. She wrote several works chronicling her youthful struggles with identity and pulls between the majority culture and her Native American heritage. Her later books in English were among the first works to bring traditional Native American stories to a widespread white readership. Working with American William F. Hanson, Zitkala-Sa wrote the libretto and songs for The Sun Dance Opera, (1913), the first American Indian opera. (It was composed in romantic style based on Sioux and Ute themes.) She was a co-founder of the National Council of American Indians in 1926 to lobby for rights to United States citizenship and civil rights. Zitkala-Sa served as its president until her death in 1938. Zitkala-Sa was born on February 22, 1876 on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She was raised by her mother, Ellen Simmons, whose Dakota name was Tate Iyohiwin (Every Wind or Reaches for the Wind). Her father was a European-American man named Felker, who abandoned the family while Zitkala-Sa was very young. For her first eight years, Zitkala-Sa lived on the reservation. She later described those days as ones of freedom and happiness, safe in the care of her mother's people and tribe. In 1884, when Zitkala-Sa was eight, missionaries came to the Yankton Reservation. They recruited several of the Yankton children, including Zitkala-Sa, taking them for education to the White's Manual Labor Institute, a boarding school in Wabash, Indiana. This training school was founded by Quaker Josiah White for the education of "poor children, white, colored, and Indian," with the goal of helping them advance in society. Zitkala-Sa attended the school for three years until 1887. She later wrote about this period in her work, The School Days of an Indian Girl." She described both the deep misery of having her heritage stripped away, when she was forced to pray as a Quaker and cut her traditionally long hair, and the contrasting joy of learning to read and write, and to play the violin. In 1887 Zitkala-Sa returned to the Yankton Reservation to live with her mother. She spent three years there. She was dismayed to realize that, while she still longed for the native Sioux traditions, she no longer fully belonged to them. In addition, she thought that many on the reservation were conforming to the dominant white culture. In 1891, wanting more education, Zitkala-Sa decided at age fifteen to return to White's Manual Labor Institute. She planned to gain more through education than becoming a house-keeper, as the school anticipated girls would do. She studied piano and violin, and started to teach music at White's when the teacher resigned. In 1895 Zitkala-Sa was awarded her first diploma. She gave a speech on women's inequality, which received high praise from the local paper."
Tales Of The North American Indians
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Author : Stith Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-09-11
Tales Of The North American Indians written by Stith Thompson and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-11 with History categories.
DIVNearly 100 myths and legends of heroes, journeys to the other world, animal wives and husbands, and even biblical subjects include "The Woman Who Fell from the Sky" (Seneca), "The Star Husband" (Ojibwa), "Crossing the Red Sea" (Cheyenne), and scores more. /div
Studies In American Indian Literature
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Author : Paula Gunn Allen
language : en
Publisher: Modern Language Assn of Amer
Release Date : 1983-01
Studies In American Indian Literature written by Paula Gunn Allen and has been published by Modern Language Assn of Amer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-01 with Literary Criticism categories.