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Writing anthropologists, sounding primitives : the poetry and scholarship of Edward Sapir, Margaret Mead, and Ruth Benedict / A. Elisabeth Reichel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reichel, A. Elisabeth, author.
- Series:
- Critical studies in the history of anthropology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939--Criticism and interpretation.
- Sapir, Edward.
- Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978--Criticism and interpretation.
- Mead, Margaret.
- Benedict, Ruth, 1887-1948--Criticism and interpretation.
- Benedict, Ruth.
- Benedict, Ruth, 1887-1948.
- Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978.
- Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939.
- Anthropologists' writings, American--History and criticism.
- Anthropologists' writings, American.
- American poetry--20th century.
- American poetry.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 406 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction : poets, anthropologists, primitives
- Of mumbling melody, soft singing, and slow speech : constructions of sonic otherness in the poetry of Edward Sapir
- On alternating sounds : musical alterities in Sapir's poetry and critical writings
- Interlude : French-Canadian folk songs in translation
- "For you have given me speech!" : gifted literates, illiterate primitives, and Margaret Mead
- Toward unnerving the us : the poetry and scholarship of Ruth Benedict
- Conclusion : cultural and media evolutionism in Boasian anthropology and beyond
- Appendix: The Complete Poetry of Edward Sapir, Margaret Mead, and Ruth Benedict.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781496227522
- 1496227522
- Publisher Number:
- 40030651754
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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