Surviving Through the Days: Translations of Native California Stories and Songs
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Surviving Through the Days: Translations of Native California Stories and Songs

Surviving Through the Days: Translations of Native California Stories and Songs

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Herbert W. Luthin (Contributor) Darryl Babe Wilson (Contributor) Loren Bommelyn (Contributor) Jean Perry (Contributor) Julian Lang (Contributor) William Bright (Contributor) Victor Golla (Contributor) Katherine Leonard Turner (Contributor) Reitha B. Amen (Contributor) Leanne Hinton (Contributor)  

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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 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. 12 b-w photographs, 5 maps, 4 musical examples, 1 line figure, 5 tables
Herbert W. Luthin is an Associate Professor in the English Department at Clarion University.
  • Contributor: Herbert W. Luthin
  • Imprint: University of California Press
  • ISBN13: 9780520222700
  • Number of Pages: 651
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x38mm
  • Packaged Weight: 1043
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Release Date: 2002-07-10
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Herbert W. Luthin is an Associate Professor in the English Department at Clarion University.

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