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Mary Austin

The American Rhythm

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Mary Austin was one of the first to recognize that Native American myths and culture were in danger of being eroded and lost. She then took upon herself the duty of tracking down American Indian songs and poems, saying that she was not giving a translation of the original but what she preferred to call a re-expression which she referred to as reëxpressions. It was her belief that the life and environment of the person who made up the words was an important part of understanding the rhythm and meaning of the work. She considered tribal dancing an essential part of the sung or spoken words and her extensive research led first to lectures and la… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-86534-570-6
  • EAN: 9780865345706
  • Produktnummer: 2946995
  • Verlag: Sunstone Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
  • Seitenangabe: 200 S.
  • Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.1 cm 298 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 298

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Mary Austin (1868-1934) was a prolific American novelist, playwright, essayist, and critic. Her best-known work, The Land of Little Rain, was an immediate success upon publication and launched Austin's thirty-year writing career. In addition to making a special study of life in the Mojave Desert, Austin was also an early advocate of women's rights, a protector of the environment, and a champion of Native American and Mexican American rights. In all, she produced more than thirty books and two hundred and fifty articles by the time of her death in 1934.

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