He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village: The Dimensions of a Haida Myth
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In 1951, as a student of anthropology in Oregon, Gary Snyder set himself to the task of analyzing the many levels of meaning a single Native American myth might hold. He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village is the result of Snyder's critical look at a Haida tale that was told by the great oral poet Ghandl (Walter McGregor) to John Swanton sometime before 1905. A version of the ubiquitous swan maiden story, it tells of a chief's son who falls in...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1593761554
ISBN13:9781593761554
Release Date:May 2007
Publisher:Counterpoint LLC
Length:168 Pages
Weight:0.48 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.3" x 7.9"
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