Native American discourse : poetics and rhetoric
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0521329361
ISBN 13
9780521329361
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1987
Publisher
Pages
256
Subject
Indigenous literature -- History and criticism
Abstract
"Originally published in 1987, the aim of this book is to advance a fresh perspective on the presentation, philology, analysis, and interpretation of oral literature and verbal art. Developed through commentaries and analysis of a range of texts from Native American communities, past and present, this original approach is centered on discourse, which the contributors take as being the richest point of intersection among language, culture, society, and individual expression. In discourse, individuals draw on their own artistry at the same time as they draw on the special and unique resources of the language and culture of their communities."--Amazon.
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