Surviving Through The Days

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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 W. 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 context. Augmenting and enhancing the book are Luthin's engaging, informative essays on topics that range from California's Native languages and oral-literary traditions to critical issues in performance,... Tovább

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NATIVE AMERICAN $TU DI E$/ANTH RO PO IOC Y/C A L1 FO RN IA AND THE WEST
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 W. 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 context. Augmenting and enhancing the book are Luthin's engaging, informative essays on topics that range from California's Native languages and oral-literary traditions to critical issues in performance, translation, and the history of California literary ethnography.
"This unique and original book sets the standard for such volumes. I can't see anyone coming along for quite some time who wotdd be able to supersede it, or top it for quality and inclusiveness."
—B RIAN 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 so that the collection begins and ends with a powerful creation tale."
—LEANNE HINTON, author of Flutes of Fire
"Since each of the contributing specialists has firsthand familiarity with the material, the translations are of unusual authenticity and the annotations are of unusual insightfiilness. Luthin's own introductory sections are especially vivid and well informed."
—WILLIAM BRICHT, author of A Coyote Reader *
Herbert W. Luthin is Associate Professor of English at Clarion University.
Cover design: Sandy Drooker. Cover illustration: Frank LaPena, Wintu-Nomtipom, Earth Mother (1990). Courtesy of the artist.
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