Dell Hymes

In Vain I Tried to Tell You: Essays in Native American Ethnopoetics

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A landmark volume that revolutionized our understanding of the power and significance of Native stories and storytellers in North America, In vain I tried to tell you showcases the methodology and theory of ethnopoetics. Focusing on the rich Native storytelling traditions of the Pacific Northwest, Hymes investigates what particular stylistic and linguistic devices and patterns in oral tales reveal about rhythm and order in the cultures creating them. A breathtaking series of analyses of particular myths and their relationship to performance forms the centerpiece of this volume. The concluding essays explore Native perspectives and approaches… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8032-7343-6
EAN: 9780803273436
Produktnummer: 1746618
Verlag: Univ Of Nebraska Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Seitenangabe: 403 S.
Masse: H23.8 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.4 cm 576 g
Gewicht: 576

Über den Autor

Dell Hymes is professor emeritus of anthropology and English at the University of Virginia. He is the author of many books, including Now I Know Only So Far: Essays in Ethnopoetics (Nebraska 2003).