On the Translation of Native American Literatures.

Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. xx + 479 pp. Orange cloth with gilt titling to spine; b&w line illustrations, index. 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. A bright and tight Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. Item #4700
ISBN: 9781560980742

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