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BL
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| Record Number
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701375
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b523564
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| Main Entry
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Hymes, Dell H.
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| Title & Author
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"In vain I tried to tell you" : : essays in Native American ethnopoetics /\ Dell Hymes.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: University of Pennsylvania Press,, 1981.
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| Series Statement
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Studies in Native American literature ;; 1
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University of Pennsylvania publications in conduct and communication
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| Page. NO
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402 pages :: maps ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0812211170 (pbk.)
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: 0812278062
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: 9780812211177 (pbk.)
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: 9780812278064
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| Notes
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Includes indexes.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-398).
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| Contents
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Unsuspected devices and designs -- Breakthrough to performance -- Titles, names, and natures.
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| Abstract
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A 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.
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| Subject
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Indians of North America-- Northwest, Pacific, Poetry-- History and criticism.
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Indians of North America-- Northwest, Pacific-- Folklore.
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Indios de América del Norte-- Noroeste del Pacífico-- Leyendas.
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| LC Classification
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PM483.5.H9 1981
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