In Vain I Tried to Tell You: Essays in Native American Ethnopoetics

by Dell Hymes and Dell H. Hymes

Book Overview

A landmark volume that revolutionized our understanding of the power and significance of Native stories and storytellers in North America, "In vain I tried to tell you" showcases the methodology and theory of ethnopoetics. Focusing on the rich Native storytelling traditions of the Pacific Northwest, Hymes investigates what particular stylistic and linguistic devices and patterns in oral tales reveal about rhythm and order in the cultures creating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803273436
• ISBN13: 9780803273436
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 403 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"