Isbn: 9780802077172 - northern voices: inuit writings in english (7 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good+. B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 314 pages; 1992 University of Toronto Press. Trade size paperback in glossy pictorial covers. Snugly bound copy with clean unmarked contents. Light stress creasing across the top corner of the cover and first 10 or so leaves. A bit of light handling soiling to the fore edge and a small pen scribble to the half title. G++.…

paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 314 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. pp. 314.

Zustand: New. A classic anthology that combines the rich oral tradition of Northern Canadian Inuit as well as their more recent English writing. Petrone links the cultural past of arctic peoples with its present day expression.&Uumlber den Autor.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Inuit of northern Canada have a rich oral tradition in their ancient languages and a more recent tradition of written English. Penny Petrone traces the two paths that link the cultural past of arctic peoples with its expression in the present day. The book's first section includes traditional legends, myths, folk history told by native story-tellers, and poetry sung by Inuit composers. The second presents statements and observations by some of the first Inuit to come into contact with European newcomers, including official reports, interviews, letters, and diaries. Next are early poetry and prose in translation, much of it autobiographical. The final section includes contemporary Inuit writing, from essays and speeches to fiction, poetry, and other genres of imaginative literature. The editor has provided an introduction for each item and arranged the material chronologically to give historical perspective and continuity to the whole.…