Navaho Legends: Collected And Translated (1897) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1104196336 ISBN 13: 9781104196332

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Navaho Legends is one of the earliest collections of Navajo oral traditions in English, and still the best. Originally published in 1897, this sensitive translation by Washington Matthews (1843-1905) contains an extensive version of the Origin Legend plus two other tales. These richly detailed legends remain among the most complete sources of Navajo cultural, ritual, and ceremonial information. This edition is fully faithful to the original, containing Matthews's introduction, extensive notes, interlinear prayer translations, and musical notations, plus a note on modern orthography by Robert W. Young. Washington Matthews, army major and surgeon, was based in the Southwest. He was one of the earliest recorders of Navajo culture.

About the Author

Washington Matthews (1843-1905), U.S. Army Major and Surgeon, was based in the Southwest for a number of years. Conversant in Navajo, he was one of the earliest recorders of Navajo culture.

Grace McNeley was born and raised in Shiprock, New Mexico.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1104196336
• ISBN 13: 9781104196332
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Matthews Washington