"Sky Loom" offers a dazzling introduction to Native American myths, stories, and songs drawn from previous collections by acclaimed translator and poet Brian Swann. With a general introduction by Swann, "Sky Loom" is a stunning collection that provides a glimpse into the intricacies and beauties of story and myth, placing them in their cultural, historical, and linguistic contexts.
Each of the twenty-six selections is translated and introduced by a well-known expert on Native oral literatures and offers entry into the cultures and traditions of several different tribes and bands, including the Yupiit and the Tlingits of the polar North; the Coast Salish and the Kwakwaka'wakw of the Pacific Northwest; the Navajos, the Pimas, and the Yaquis of the Southwest; the Lakota Sioux and the Plains Crees of the Great Plains; the Ojibwes of the Great Lakes; the Naskapis and the Eastern Crees of the Hudson Bay area in Canada; and the Munsees of the Northeast. "Sky Loom" takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey through literary traditions older than the "discovery" of the New World.
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"Sky Loom" offers a dazzling introduction to Native American myths, stories, and songs drawn from previous collections by acclaimed translator and poet Brian Swann. With a general introduction by Swann, "Sky Loom" is a stunning collection that provides a glimpse into the intricacies and beauties of story and myth, placing them in their cultural, historical, and linguistic contexts.
Each of the twenty-six selections is translated and introduced by a well-known expert on Native oral literatures and offers entry into the cultures and traditions of several different tribes and bands, including the Yupiit and the Tlingits of the polar North; the Coast Salish and the Kwakwaka'wakw of the Pacific Northwest; the Navajos, the Pimas, and the Yaquis of the Southwest; the Lakota Sioux and the Plains Crees of the Great Plains; the Ojibwes of the Great Lakes; the Naskapis and the Eastern Crees of the Hudson Bay area in Canada; and the Munsees of the Northeast. "Sky Loom" takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey through literary traditions older than the "discovery" of the New World.
Imprint | University of Nebraska Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Native Literatures of the Americas and Indigenous World Literatures |
Release date | September 2014 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | November 2014 |
Editors | Brian Swann |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade / Trade |
Pages | 558 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8032-4615-7 |
Barcode | 9780803246157 |
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LSN | 0-8032-4615-3 |