He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village: The Dimensions of a Haida Myth

by Gary Snyder

Book Overview

In 1951, as a student of anthropology in Oregon, Gary Snyder set himself to the task of analyzing the many levels of meaning a single Native American myth might hold. He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village is the result of Snyder's critical look at a Haida tale that was told by the great oral poet Ghandl (Walter McGregor) to John Swanton sometime before 1905. A version of the ubiquitous swan maiden story, it tells of a chief's son who falls in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593761554
• ISBN13: 9781593761554
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.9"