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| Genre/Form: | Songs and music Texts Folklore |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Algonquian spirit. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2005 (OCoLC)607757436 |
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Brian Swann |
| ISBN: | 0803243146 9780803243149 0803293380 9780803293380 |
| OCLC Number: | 58721152 |
| Description: | xxvii, 532 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction / Brian Swann -- Pt. 1. East -- The tale of a hoax : translating the Walam Olum / David M. Oestreicher -- Fair warning / Alex MacKenzie Hargrave -- The arrival of the whites / Jim Rementer -- The Delaware creation story / John Bierhorst -- Two animal stories / Robert M. Leavitt and Jennifer Andrews -- Social and ceremonial songs / Ann Morrison Spinney -- Traditions of Koluskap, the culture hero / Philip S. LeSourd -- The great fire / Franziska von Rosen -- Pt. 2. Central -- Two wolverine stories / Julie Brittain and Marguerite MacKenzie -- Waabitigweyaa, the one who found the Anishinaabeg first / Jennifer S. H. Brown and Roger Roulette -- The origin of war / J. Randolph Valentine |
| Responsibility: | edited by Brian Swann. |
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Praise for Swann's Voices from Four Directions: Contemporary Translations of the Native Literatures of North America: "A rich compilation of stories translated from the traditional literature of a variety of diverse cultures found throughout North America... Educational and enlightening." Library Journal "An excellent introduction to the current state of the translation of Native oral literature and the ethical considerations surrounding translation. The narratives are illuminating and the collection solidly advances understanding of a complex and energetic field." CHOICE Read more...
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- Algonquian literature -- North America.
- Algonquian mythology -- North America.
- Algonquian Indians -- Songs and music.
- Algonquian languages -- Texts.
- Legends -- North America.
- North America -- Folklore.
- Algonkintalen.
- Letterkunde.
- Literatur.
- Übersetzung.
- Mythologie.
- Algonkin-Sprachen.
