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The content and style of an oral literature;, Clackamas Chinook myths and tales

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The content and style of an oral literature;, Clackamas Chinook myths and tales
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Bibliography: p. 273
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The content and style of an oral literature;
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
717366
Series statement
Viking Foundation publications in anthropological research, no. 26
Sub title
Clackamas Chinook myths and tales
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
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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