George Sword's Warrior Narratives
Title | George Sword's Warrior Narratives PDF eBook |
Author | Delphine Red Shirt |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | 358 |
Release | 2016-11-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 080328439X |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Lakota Tradition -- 2. Lakota Practice -- 3. George Sword -- 4. Lakota Formulas -- 5. Textual Analysis -- 6. Lakota Theme -- 7. Traditional Implications -- Appendix 1: Narrative 1 and Literary Translation -- Appendix 2: Narrative 2 and Literary Translation -- Appendix 3: Narrative 3 and Literary Translation -- Appendix 4: Sun Dance Narrative andLiterary Translation -- Notes -- References -- Index
George Sword's Warrior Narratives
Title | George Sword's Warrior Narratives PDF eBook |
Author | Delphine Red Shirt |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | 349 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0803295049 |
Published through the Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas initiative, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The general focus in Lakota oral literary research has been on content rather than process within oral traditions. In this groundbreaking study of the characteristics of Lakota oral style, Delphine Red Shirt shows how its composition and structure are reflected in the work of George Sword, who composed 245 pages of text in the Lakota language using the English alphabet. What emerges in Sword's Lakota narratives are the formulaic patterns inherent in the Lakota language that are used to tell the narratives, as well as recurring themes and story patterns. Red Shirt's primary conclusion is that this cadence originates from a distinctly Lakota oral tradition. Red Shirt analyzes historical documents and original texts in Lakota to answer the question: How is Lakota literature defined? Her pioneering work uncovers the epistemological basis of this literature, which can provide material for literary studies, anthropological and traditional linguistics, and translation studies. Her analysis of Sword's texts discloses tools that can be used to determine whether the origin of any given narrative in Lakota tradition is oral, thereby opening avenues for further research.
Lakota Myth
Title | Lakota Myth PDF eBook |
Author | James R. Walker |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | 458 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780803298606 |
James R. Walker was a physician to the Pine Ridge Sioux from 1896 to 1914. His accounts of this time, taken from his personal papers, reveal much about Lakota life and culture. This third volume of previously unpublished material from the Walker collection presents his work on Lakota myth and legend. This edition includes classic examples of Lakota oral literature, narratives that were known only to a few Oglala holy men, and Walker's own literary cycle based on all he had learned about Lakota myth. Lakota Myth is an indispensable source for students of comparative literature, religion, and mythology, as well as those interested in Lakota culture.
A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle
Title | A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle PDF eBook |
Author | George R. R. Martin |
Publisher | Bantam |
Total Pages | 3441 |
Release | 2011-03-22 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0345529065 |
The perfect gift for fans of HBO's Game of Thrones—a boxed set featuring the first four novels! George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has become, in many ways, the gold standard for modern epic fantasy. Martin—dubbed the "American Tolkien" by Time magazine—has created a world that is as rich and vital as any piece of historical fiction, set in an age of knights and chivalry and filled with a plethora of fascinating, multidimensional characters that you love, hate to love, or love to hate as they struggle for control of a divided kingdom. This bundle includes the following novels: A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A STORM OF SWORDS A FEAST FOR CROWS
A Sortie from Fort St. George; being a narrative of the services of the Madras troops under Major-General Whitlock ... during the war in Central India ... 1858-59. By one who served in the campaigns. Re-printed from the Madras Daily Times
Title | A Sortie from Fort St. George; being a narrative of the services of the Madras troops under Major-General Whitlock ... during the war in Central India ... 1858-59. By one who served in the campaigns. Re-printed from the Madras Daily Times PDF eBook |
Author | Sir George Cornish WHITLOCK |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 152 |
Release | 1860 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Doppelganger
Title | Doppelganger PDF eBook |
Author | David Stahler, Jr. |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 285 |
Release | 2010-03-09 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0062007327 |
Doppelgangers are monsters, hardwired for murder. They are not supposed to have doubts, but this one does. He wishes he could be different. More human, maybe. But even that can't stop him from killing people so he can take their places and live their lives. He has to do it; it's who he is. But when the doppelganger murders a small-town teenager, assumes his shape, and takes over his life, he's shocked by the world he steps into. Engulfed in a whirlwind of peer pressure, messy family dynamics, and a provocative relationship with a beautiful girl, he quickly learns that there's more than one way to be human, and many ways to be a monster. Told in the tortured voice of a most extraordinary teen, this contemporary gothic romance brews a captivating combination of violence, desire, and atonement. Here is the story of a monster yearning for a human life.
A Song of Ice and Fire
Title | A Song of Ice and Fire PDF eBook |
Author | George R. R. Martin |
Publisher | Bantam Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-10-29 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0345535561 |
As the Seven Kingdoms face a generation-long winter, rival families battle over control of the Iron Throne, while preternatural forces and barbarian hordes threaten the land.