Coyote Reader / William Bright; ed. by William Bright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bright, William, Author.

Contributor:

Bright, William, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coyote (Mythological character).

Coyote.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1994]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Wily, raunchy, and heroic. A trickster, lecher, and supreme survivor. Such is the magical Coyote, that mythic Native American figure whose various roles are recounted here in a wonderful selection of poetry and stories.Anthropological linguist William Bright brings together diverse portraits of Coyote from American Indian texts and modern American writing. Because Native American myths have been recited and transmitted orally, Bright addresses the special problem of converting them into written stories. His familiarity with the native languages gives his retranslations a liveliness that conveys their original vitality.The collection also includes poetic translations and original works by important contemporary writers Leslie Silko, Gary Snyder, Wendy Rose, Peter Blue Cloud, and Simon Ortiz, along with the voice of an earlier American author-Mark Twain.We see how the figure of Coyote serves both to entertain and to instruct and, by his similarities to the actual biological coyote, provides a link between culture and nature. At the same time, since he embodies distinctive characteristics of Homo sapiens, Coyote also reflects many aspects of human nature.Bright places each tale in relation to the larger Native American context and shows Coyote's affinities with classic mythological figures and popular cultural images such as Bugs Bunny. Filled with humor and at times disturbing, Coyote's tales mirror the human condition across time and cultures.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Coyote in English Literature

3. The Mythic Background

4. Coyote the Wanderer

5. Coyote the Bricoleur

6. Coyote the Glutton

7. Coyote The Lecher

8. Coyote the Thief

9. Coyote the Cheat

10. Coyote the Outlaw

11. Coyote the Spoiler

12. Coyote the Loser

13. Coyote the Clown

14. Coyote the Pragmatist

15. Coyote the (Horny) Old Man

16. Coyote the Survivor

17. The Once and Future Coyote

18. Summary

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 09. Dez 2023)

ISBN:

0-520-35478-8