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Surviving through the days : translations of Native California stories and songs : a California Indian reader / Herbert W. Luthin, editor.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--California--Folklore.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--California--Music.
- Indian mythology--California.
- Indian mythology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (653 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- This anthology of treasures from the oral literature of Native California, assembled by an editor admirably sensitive to language, culture, and history, will delight scholars and general readers alike. Herbert Luthin's generous selection of stories, anecdotes, myths, reminiscences, and songs is drawn from a wide sampling of California's many Native cultures, and although a few pieces are familiar classics, most are published here for the first time, in fresh literary translations. The translators, whether professional linguists or Native scholars and storytellers, are all acknowledged experts in their respective languages, and their introductions to each selection provide welcome cultural and biographical context. Augmenting and enhancing the book are Luthin's engaging, informative essays on topics that range from California's Native languages and oral-literary traditions to critical issues in performance, translation, and the history of California literary ethnography.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Pronunciation Guide
- Song from the myth "Kukumat Became Sick" Quechan
- General Introduction
- Making Texts, Reading Translations
- Part I. Selections
- Part II. Essays on Native California Languages and Oral Literatures
- Maps
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments of Permissions
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9786611385576
- 9781281385574
- 1281385573
- 9780520935365
- 0520935365
- 9781597349277
- 1597349275
- OCLC:
- 476162335
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