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Coming to Light

Contemporary Translations of the Native Literatures of North America

Author Brian Swann
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Knopf | Vintage
5.2"W x 7.92"H x 1.72"D  
On sale Feb 13, 1996 | 848 Pages | 9780679743583
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
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From Inuit and Aleut to Iroquois, Lakota, and Navajo, this magnificent anthology acquaints readers with the untrammeled breadth and power of the spoken literatures of North America's native peoples. It is the first collection to present its selections in their full cultural context, for each of its stories, songs, prayers, and orations is accompanied by extensive translators' notes that tell us how it was told or sung and what it meant to its narrator.

"A book to savor slowly, one startling idea at a time...The largess of accumulated wisdom, good sense, and grappling intelligence contained within its pages offers the readers an ample reward."--Michael Dorris, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Brian Swann has published a number of collections of poetry and fiction, including Wearing the Morning Star: Native American Song-Poems and Coming to Light: Contemporary Translations of the Native Literatures of North America. He teaches at the Cooper Union in New York City. Swann received his BA and MA from Queens' College at the University of Cambridge, and a PhD from Princeton University.  View titles by Brian Swann

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From Inuit and Aleut to Iroquois, Lakota, and Navajo, this magnificent anthology acquaints readers with the untrammeled breadth and power of the spoken literatures of North America's native peoples. It is the first collection to present its selections in their full cultural context, for each of its stories, songs, prayers, and orations is accompanied by extensive translators' notes that tell us how it was told or sung and what it meant to its narrator.

"A book to savor slowly, one startling idea at a time...The largess of accumulated wisdom, good sense, and grappling intelligence contained within its pages offers the readers an ample reward."--Michael Dorris, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Brian Swann has published a number of collections of poetry and fiction, including Wearing the Morning Star: Native American Song-Poems and Coming to Light: Contemporary Translations of the Native Literatures of North America. He teaches at the Cooper Union in New York City. Swann received his BA and MA from Queens' College at the University of Cambridge, and a PhD from Princeton University.  View titles by Brian Swann

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