Chasing dichos through Chimayó / Don J. Usner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Usner, Donald J., author.

Series:

Querencias series.

Querencias series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--New Mexico--Chimayo.

Folklore.

Oral tradition--New Mexico--Chimayo.

Oral tradition.

Proverbs, Spanish--New Mexico--Chimayo.

Proverbs, Spanish.

Spanish poetry--New Mexico--Chimayo.

Spanish poetry.

Extended families--New Mexico--Chimayo.

Extended families.

Community life--New Mexico--Chimayo.

Community life.

Chimayo (N.M.)--Social life and customs.

Chimayo (N.M.).

Chimayo (N.M.)--Biography.

Chimayo (N.M.)--Description and travel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In these reflections on the dichos of the Chimayó Valley in northern New Mexico native son Don J. Usner has written a memoir that is also a valuable source of information on the rich language and culture of the region.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Prologue: Dichos, Performance, and Place; Introduction: Language at the Heart of Place; Esequiel and Magdalena in La Cuchilla; DICHOS ABOUT MORTALITY; Tomasita's Chile Colorado from the Plaza de Abajo; DICHOS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND ENMITY; Lorencito in the Plaza del Cerro; DICHOS ABOUT FATE AND HARDSHIP; Benerito on La Otra Banda; DICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER; Grabielita in Ranchitos; DICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER; Esequiel in Los Ojuelos; DICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER; Juan Trujillo and the Capilla de San Antonio del Potrero; DICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER

Alonzo's Horses in Los OjuelosDICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER; Santos Ortiz's House; DICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER; Aaron Martinez in Los Ranchos; DICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER; El Oratorio de San Buenaventura; DICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER; A Pachanga in Rincon de los Trujillos; DICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER; Adios Andariego; DICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER; Esequiel Takes a Spin; DICHOS ABOUT CHARACTER; Salomon; DICHOS ABOUT HEALTH; Don Patricio Cruz's House on the Hill; DICHOS ABOUT TRUTH; Narciso Trujillo in Los Pachecos; DICHOS ABOUT LOOKS AND APPEARANCE; The Capilla de Santa Rita in Chimayo Abajo; CONSEJOS (COUNSEL OR ADVICE)

Tom Montoya and the Maytag RollerDICHOS ABOUT WORK AND MONEY; Wolfie and Another Corona; DICHOS ABOUT LOVE AND FAMILY; Grabielita on La Pascua; DICHOS ABOUT CHILDREN AND CHILD REARING; At the Campo Santo on Memorial Day; DICHOS ABOUT FAITH; Tomasita's Green Chile; DICHOS ABOUT FOOD; Postscript

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826355249

0826355242

OCLC:

896802825