Canadian Inuit literature : The development of a tradition /

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Documents and briefly examines how Canada's Inuit moved from an oral tradition of literature in Inuktitut to a written tradition in their second language, English.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGrath, Robin
Other Authors: Jenness, Diamond, 1886-1969
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Ottawa, Ont.] : National Museums of Canada, 1984.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Inuit literature.
Periodiques canadiens (Inuktitut) > Bibliographie.
Inuit > Canada > Periodiques > Bibliographie.
Litterature canadienne-anglaise > Auteurs inuit > Bibliographie.
Litterature inuite > Canada > Bibliographie.
Litterature canadienne-anglaise > Auteurs inuit > Histoire et critique.
Litterature inuite > Canada > Histoire et critique.
Canadian periodicals (Inuktitut) > Bibliography.
Inuit > Canada > Periodicals > Bibliography.
Canadian literature (English) > Inuit authors > Bibliography.
Canadian literature (English) > Inuit authors > History and criticism.
Inuit literature > Canada > Bibliography.
Inuit literature > Canada > History and criticism.
Canada.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • European contact as it affected literacy
  • The movement from an oral to a written tradition
  • Early Inuktitut publications
  • Poetry in the oral tradition
  • Poetry in the written tradition
  • Prose in the oral tradition
  • Prose in the written tradition
  • Themes and structures in the contemporary Inuit literary tradition
  • Eskimo language and dialect maps
  • Inuktitut writing systems-- Inuit periodicals.

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