{"product_id":"a-coyote-reader-william-bright-9780520080621","title":"A Coyote Reader","description":"Wily, raunchy, and heroic. A trickster, lecher, and supreme survivor. Such is the magical Coyote, that mythic Native American figure whose various roles are recounted here in a wonderful selection of poetry and stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthropological linguist William Bright brings together diverse portraits of Coyote from American Indian texts and modern American writing. Because Native American myths have been recited and transmitted orally, Bright addresses the special problem of converting them into written stories. His familiarity with the native languages gives his retranslations a liveliness that conveys their original vitality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe collection also includes poetic translations and original works by important contemporary writers Leslie Silko, Gary Snyder, Wendy Rose, Peter Blue Cloud, and Simon Ortiz, along with the voice of an earlier American author-Mark Twain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe see how the figure of Coyote serves both to entertain and to instruct and, by his similarities to the actual biological coyote, provides a link between culture and nature. At the same time, since he embodies distinctive characteristics of \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e, Coyote also reflects many aspects of \u003ci\u003ehuman\u003c\/i\u003e nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBright places each tale in relation to the larger Native American context and shows Coyote's affinities with classic mythological figures and popular cultural images such as Bugs Bunny. Filled with humor and at times disturbing, Coyote's tales mirror the human condition across time and cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Bright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520080629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520080621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.06w x 0.66d","brand":"William Bright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072009847039,"sku":"9780520080621","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9352cfb8-7c70-4f45-b639-cf0cbab28ad3.jpg?v=1753415547","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-coyote-reader-william-bright-9780520080621","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}