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050 00 $aPM483.5$b.H9 1981
100 1 $aHymes, Dell H.
245 11 $a"In vain I tried to tell you" :$bessays in Native American ethnopoetics /$cDell Hymes.
260 0 $aPhiladelphia :$bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,$c1981.
300 $a402 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aUniversity of Pennsylvania publications in conduct and communication
440 0 $aStudies in Native American literature ;$v1
500 $aIncludes indexes.
504 $aBibliography: p. 386-398.
520 $aA landmark volume that revolutionized our understanding of the power and significance of Native stories and storytellers in North America, "In vain I tried to tell you" showcases the methodology and theory of ethnopoetics. Focusing on the rich Native storytelling traditions of the Pacific Northwest, Hymes investigates what particular stylistic and linguistic devices and patterns in oral tales reveal about rhythm and order in the cultures creating them. A breathtaking series of analyses of particular myths and their relationship to performance forms the centerpiece of this volume. The concluding essays explore Native perspectives and approaches to stories, highlighting the reasons behind the storytellers' choices of characters, genres, and titles.
505 0 $aUnsuspected devices and designs -- Breakthrough to performance -- Titles, names, and natures.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$zNorthwest, Pacific$xFolklore.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$zNorthwest, Pacific$xPoetry$xHistory and criticism.
690 9 $aIndians (American)$xLiterature.$5toz
691 9 $aNorth America$zNorthwest Coast$xIndians (American)$xLiterature.$5toz
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast
655 7 $aFolklore.$2fast
655 7 $aPoetry.$2fast
776 08 $iOnline version:$aHymes, Dell H.$t"In vain I tried to tell you".$dPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1981$w(OCoLC)557565879
776 08 $iOnline version:$aHymes, Dell H.$t"In vain I tried to tell you".$dPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1981$w(OCoLC)607846390
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