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The content and style of an oral literature; Clackamas Chinook myths and tales.
During months ... in 1929 ... and 1930, [the author] recorded Clackamas Chinook myths, tales, and ethnographic items in text and translation.... Upon completion of the manuscripts of both parts of the texts, [he] proceeded to study the content and style of the myths and tales. -Pref.
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- Physical Description: viii, 285 pages ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: [Chicago] University of Chicago Press [1959]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "This volume has also been issued ... as Viking Foundation publications in anthropology, number 26."
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Bibliography: p. 273.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Analyses of eight stories: Coyote & skunk; Badger & coyote were neighbors; Fire & his son's son; Grizzly and black bear ran away with the two girls; Grizzly woman killed people; Flint & his son's son; Awl & her son's son -- Literature as a whole -- Features of content: Emphases in content; Relationships; Personalities; Humor; The good; World view; Songs -- Features of style: Variability in play structures; Stylized devices & motifs; Terse delineation & speedy action.
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- Subject:
- Clackamas Indians > Folklore.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | PNW E 99 .C818 J33 1959 | 283095 | PNW | Reshelving | - |