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"In vain I tried to tell you": Essays in Native American Ethnopoetics Dell Hymes
"In vain I tried to tell you": Essays in Native American Ethnopoetics
Dell Hymes
Showcases the methodology and theory of ethnopoetics. Focusing on the rich Native storytelling traditions of the Pacific Northwest, this work investigates what particular stylistic and linguistic devices and patterns in oral tales reveal about rhythm and order in the cultures creating them.
403 pages, Maps
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 1, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780803273436 |
| Publishers | University of Nebraska Press |
| Pages | 403 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 152 × 29 mm · 576 g |
| Language | English |
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