On the Translation of Native American Literatures - Hardcover
Though the oldest poetry of the Americas may have been composed before Caedmon's "Hymn" (ca. 680), the earliest known English poem, the languages and literatures of Native American peoples have only recently begun to receive the critical attention they demand.
In this book, twenty-three scholars in linguistics, folklore, English, and anthropology--among them Dennis Tedlock, John Bierhorst, Dell Hymes, Judith Berman, Miguel Leon-Portilla, and Louise M. Burkhart--provide a working introduction to the history, methods, and problems of translating Native American literatures. Reviewing early translations, the contributors discuss the difficulties in working with oral literature and a vast diversity of languages. Other essays analyze translations of North, Central, and South American songs and stories, from Boas's Kwakw'ala texts to Papago legalese and modern Yucatec-Maya oral literature.
Approaching Native American literatures from a perspective both practical and theoretical, this collection seeks to find the meeting point between literature and the social sciences.
In this book, twenty-three scholars in linguistics, folklore, English, and anthropology--among them Dennis Tedlock, John Bierhorst, Dell Hymes, Judith Berman, Miguel Leon-Portilla, and Louise M. Burkhart--provide a working introduction to the history, methods, and problems of translating Native American literatures. Reviewing early translations, the contributors discuss the difficulties in working with oral literature and a vast diversity of languages. Other essays analyze translations of North, Central, and South American songs and stories, from Boas's Kwakw'ala texts to Papago legalese and modern Yucatec-Maya oral literature.
Approaching Native American literatures from a perspective both practical and theoretical, this collection seeks to find the meeting point between literature and the social sciences.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSmithsonian
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 1560980745
- ISBN 13 9781560980742
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages478
- EditorBrian Swann
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 29.55
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
On the Translation of Native American Literatures
Published by
Smithsonian
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1560980745
ISBN 13: 9781560980742
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 1560980745-2-1
Buy New
US$ 29.55
Convert currency
Stock Image
On the Translation of Native American Literatures
Published by
Smithsonian
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1560980745
ISBN 13: 9781560980742
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard1560980745
Buy New
US$ 26.82
Convert currency
Stock Image
On the Translation of Native American Literatures
Published by
Smithsonian
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1560980745
ISBN 13: 9781560980742
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think1560980745
Buy New
US$ 26.75
Convert currency
Stock Image
ON THE TRANSLATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURES
Published by
Smithsonian Inst Press, Washington, D.C.
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1560980745
ISBN 13: 9781560980742
New
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: COLLECTIBLE - NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. BRAND NEW & Collectable. First Edition, First Printing. Burnt orange linen boards; DJ under myloar. An anthology of 23 essays devoted to the question of translation, and in particular, to the history and methodology employed in the translating of native American Indian literature which is often oral in transmission, and told in many different languages. Selected articles represent diverse disciplines of linguistics, folklore, and anthropologists. A subject matter of interest to both students/scholars of literature and social sciences. Seller Inventory # 007070
Buy New
US$ 34.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
ON THE TRANSLATION OF NATIVE AME
Published by
Smithsonian
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1560980745
ISBN 13: 9781560980742
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2.37. Seller Inventory # Q-1560980745
Buy New
US$ 64.09
Convert currency