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Author Swann, Brian

Title Born in the Blood : On Native American Translation
Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (486 pages)
Series Native Literatures of the Americas
Native literatures of the Americas.
Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part One; 1. Should Translation Work Take Place?: Ethical Questions Concerning the Translation of First Nations Languages; 2. Reading a Dictionary: How Passamaquoddy Language Translates Concepts of Physical and Social Space; 3. Translating Time: A Dialogue on Hopi Experiences of the Past; 4. Hopi Place Value: Translating a Landscape; 5. Related-Language Translation: Naskapi and East Cree; 6. Performative Translation and Oral Curation: Ti-Jean/Chezan in Beaverland; 7. Translation and Censorship of Native American Oral Literature
Summary An anthology of essays on the translation of Native American languages and literatures by top scholars in the field
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Indians of North America -- Languages -- Translating
Indian literature -- North America -- Translations into English -- History and criticism
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Translating & Interpreting.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Native American Languages.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies.
Indians of North America -- Languages -- Translating
North America
Genre/Form Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010037303
ISBN 9780803235410
0803235410
9786613146380
6613146382