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Songs of the Tewa preceded by An essay on American Indian poetry : with a selection of outstanding compositions from North and South America : an appendix contains original Tewa texts and explanatory notes translated by Herbert Joseph Spinden ; co-ordinating editor, Margaret Lefranc ; pref. by Alice Marriott

Catalog Data

Editor:
Lefranc, Margaret  Search this
Author:
Marriott, Alice 1910-1992  Search this
Translator:
Spinden, Herbert Joseph 1879-1967  Search this
Author:
Exposition of Indian Tribal Arts, inc  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 125 pages, [6] leaves of plates illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Translations into English
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Translations
Date:
1976
1933
Notes:
"Originally published under the auspices of the Exposition of Indian Tribal Arts, inc. in 1933"
NMAI copy 39088019416502 from the library of H. Paul and Jane R. Friesema.
Summary:
For centuries the American Indian literary tradition was primarily an oral one. Since written languages were rare among native South and North American cultures, all literature was passed...along the generations through memory and the spoken word
Topic:
Indian poetry--History and criticism  Search this
Tewa poetry  Search this
Poesie indienne d'Amerique--Histoire et critique  Search this
Indian poetry  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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