Native American discourse : poetics and rhetoric : Workshop : Papers / edited by Joel Sherzer and Anthony C. Woodbury

Sherzer, Joel. Woodbury, Anthony C.

ISBN 10: 0521329361 / ISBN 13: 9780521329361

Published by Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1987

About this Item

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents; Tonka poetics: John Rush Buffalo's "Coyote and Eagle's Daughter -- Warm Springs Sahaptin narrative analysis -- Poetic structuring of Kuna discourse: the line -- Hearing a voice in an ancient text: Quiché Maya poetics in performance -- Rhetorical structure in a Central Alaskan Yupik Eskimo traditional narrative. Subjects; Indian literature History and criticism. Folk literature, Indian History and criticism. Indians of North America Languages Discourse analysis. Indians of Central America Languages Discourse analysis. Folk literature, Indian. Indian literature. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Native American discourse : poetics and rhetoric : Workshop : Papers / edited by Joel Sherzer and Anthony C. Woodbury
• Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521329361
• ISBN 13: 9780521329361
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

Originally published in 1987, the aim of this book is to advance a fresh perspective on the presentation, philology, analysis, and interpretation of oral literature and verbal art. Developed through commentaries and analysis of a range of texts from Native American communities, past and present, this original approach is centered on discourse, which the contributors take as being the richest point of intersection among language, culture, society, and individual expression. In discourse, individuals draw on their own artistry at the same time as they draw on the special and unique resources of the language and culture of their communities.

Book Description

Originally published in 1987, the aim of this book is to advance a fresh perspective on the presentation, philology, analysis, and interpretation of oral literature and verbal art.