Reading the voice : Native American oral poetry on the page /

This is a book about poetry: about its sacred underpinnings, its broad presence in everyday life, and its necessity to the human community. Reading the Voice examines poetry's abiding importance among Native Americans from ancient times to the present. It also seeks connections between an ancie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zolbrod, Paul G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©1995.
Temas:
Indian poetry > North America > History and criticism.
Oral tradition > North America > History and criticism.
Poésie indienne d'Amérique > Amérique du Nord > Histoire et critique.
Tradition orale > Amérique du Nord > Histoire et critique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Indian poetry
Oral tradition
Poésie indienne > Amérique du Nord > Histoire et critique.
North America
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction. A Working Hypothesis. Poetry and Related Terms. Poetry and the Sacred
  • 2. Sacred Texts and Iroquois Culture: A Case Study. The Story of Creation. The Thank-You Prayer. The Dekanawida Myth. The Condolence Ritual. Poetry as a Cultural Institution
  • 3. Classifying Poetic Texts: Voice. Two Kinds of Voice. The Lyric Voice in Print. The Colloquial Voice and the Printed Page
  • 4. Classifying Poetic Texts: Mode. The Dramatic Mode. The Narrative Mode
  • 5. Toward a Taxonomy of Texts.

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