George Sword's Warrior Narratives: Compositional Processes in Lakota Oral Tradition Contributor(s): Red Shirt, Delphine (Author) |
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ISBN: 080328439X ISBN-13: 9780803284395 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Native American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative |
Dewey: 897.524 |
LCCN: 2016027222 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.71" W x 8.89" (1.26 lbs) 360 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The general focus in Lakota oral literary research has been in the study of content rather than process in oral traditions. In a new disclosure of the characteristics of Lakota oral style, Delphine Red Shirt shows how its composition and structure are reflected in the work of George Sword, who composed 245 pages of text in the Lakota language using the English alphabet. What emerges in Sword's Lakota narratives are the formulaic patterns inherent in the Lakota language that are used to tell the narratives, as well as recurring themes and story patterns. Red Shirt's primary conclusion is that this cadence originates from a distinctly Lakota oral tradition. |