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Four Masterworks of American Indian Literature: Quetzalcoatl, the Ritual of Condolence, Cuceb, the Night Chant
University of Arizona Press, 1984 eISBN: 978-0-8165-4361-8 | Paper: 978-0-8165-0886-0 Library of Congress Classification PM197.E1F68 1984 Dewey Decimal Classification 897
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
"Bierhorst offers access to more than primary texts here: he maps a way of reading and the necessary apparatus for that reading (including pronunciation guides, reminding us they are oral performances)." —World Literature Today
"This comparative application of the epic poetry tradition to Amerind literature is a scholarly success.... this book is a most noteworthy item in the field of American Indian studies, and is not to be missed by any serious devotee." --Library Journal "Biehorst's introductions and notes are brilliant, thorough, and an important contribution to the scholarship on these works. His new translation of the Quetzalcoatl is also excellent." --Choice See other books on: American Indian Literature | Bierhorst, John | Indian mythology | Indigenous Peoples in the Americas | Quetzalcoatl See other titles from University of Arizona Press |
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Four Masterworks of American Indian Literature: Quetzalcoatl, the Ritual of Condolence, Cuceb, the Night Chant
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
University of Arizona Press, 1984
eISBN: 978-0-8165-4361-8
Paper: 978-0-8165-0886-0
eISBN: 978-0-8165-4361-8
Paper: 978-0-8165-0886-0
"Bierhorst offers access to more than primary texts here: he maps a way of reading and the necessary apparatus for that reading (including pronunciation guides, reminding us they are oral performances)." —World Literature Today
"This comparative application of the epic poetry tradition to Amerind literature is a scholarly success.... this book is a most noteworthy item in the field of American Indian studies, and is not to be missed by any serious devotee." --Library Journal
"Biehorst's introductions and notes are brilliant, thorough, and an important contribution to the scholarship on these works. His new translation of the Quetzalcoatl is also excellent." --Choice
"This comparative application of the epic poetry tradition to Amerind literature is a scholarly success.... this book is a most noteworthy item in the field of American Indian studies, and is not to be missed by any serious devotee." --Library Journal
"Biehorst's introductions and notes are brilliant, thorough, and an important contribution to the scholarship on these works. His new translation of the Quetzalcoatl is also excellent." --Choice
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
