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Native American discourse poetics and rhetoric edited by Joel Sherzer and Anthony C. Woodbury

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Author:
Sherzer, Joel  Search this
Woodbury, Anthony C  Search this
Physical description:
x, 246 pages illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Texts
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Place:
Lenguas
Amérique centrale
Amérique du Nord
Notes:
NMAI copy 39088018589457 from the library of H. Paul and Jane R. Friesema.
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
Summary:
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
Topic:
Folk literature, Indian--History and criticism  Search this
Indian literature--History and criticism  Search this
Languages--Discourse analysis  Search this
Discurso--Análisis literario  Search this
Indios de América del Norte--Discurso--Análisis  Search this
Maya Quiché (Idioma)--Discurso--Análisis  Search this
Langues indiennes d'Amérique--Analyse du discours  Search this
Littérature indienne--Histoire et critique  Search this
Folk literature, Indian  Search this
Folklore indien--Histoire et critique  Search this
Indian literature  Search this
Indians of Central America--Languages--Discourse analysis  Search this
Littérature indienne d'Amérique--Histoire et critique  Search this
Discourse analysis  Search this
Indianentalen  Search this
Verteltheorie  Search this
American Indian literatures - Critical studies  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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