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Surviving Through the Days: Translations of Native California Stories and Songs
Herbert W. Luthin (Ed.)
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Description for Surviving Through the Days: Translations of Native California Stories and Songs
Paperback. This anthology of treasures from the oral literature of native California includes a selection of stories, anecdotes, myths, reminiscences, and songs drawn from a wide sampling of California's many native cultures. Introductions provide cultural and biographical context. Editor(s): Luthin, Herbert W. Num Pages: 651 pages, 12 black & white photographs, 5 maps, 4 musical examples, 1 line figure, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 2ABM; DQ; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 926.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
651
Condition
New
Number of Pages
651
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520222700
SKU
V9780520222700
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About Herbert W. Luthin (Ed.)
Herbert W. Luthin is an Associate Professor in the English Department at Clarion University.
Reviews for Surviving Through the Days: Translations of Native California Stories and Songs
"This unique and original book sets the standard for such volumes. I can't see anyone coming along for quite some time who would be able to supersede it or top it for quality and inclusiveness."-Brian Swann, editor of Coming to Light; "It is a masterful treatment of oral literature...a wonderful combination of great verbal art and sound scholarship, carefully crafted ... Read more