Native American Storytelling - A Reader Of Myths And Legends
分类: 图书,进口原版,History(历史),Americas(美洲),Native American,
品牌: Karl Kroeber
基本信息出版社:Wiley-Blackwell; 1 (2004年9月6日)精装:144页正文语种:英语ISBN:1405115416条形码:9781405115414商品尺寸:22.8 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm商品重量:340 gASIN:1405115416商品描述内容简介The myths and legends in this book have been selected both for their excellence as stories and because they illustrate the distinctive nature of Native American storytelling.
A collection of Native American myths and legends.
Selected for their excellence as stories, and because they illustrate the distinctive nature of Native American storytelling.
Drawn from the oral traditions of all major areas of aboriginal North America.
Reveals the highly practical functions of myths and legends in Native American societies.
Illustrates American Indians’ profound engagement with their natural environment.
Edited by an outstanding interpreter of Native American oral stories.作者简介Karl Kroeberis Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University. His previous publications includeIshi in Three Centuries(ed. 2003),Artistry in American Indian Myths(1998), andEcological Literary Criticism(1994). He is Editor Emeritus ofStudies in American Indian Literature.