{"product_id":"four-masterworks-of-american-indian-john-bierhorst-9780816508860","title":"Four Masterworks of American Indian Literature: Quetzalcoatl, the Ritual of Condolence, Cuceb, the Night Chant","description":"\"Bierhorst offers access to more than primary texts here: he maps a way of reading and the necessary apparatus for that reading (including pronunciation guides, reminding us they are oral performances).\" --\u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This comparative application of the epic poetry tradition to Amerind literature is a scholarly success.... this book is a most noteworthy item in the field of American Indian studies, and is not to be missed by any serious devotee.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Biehorst's introductions and notes are brilliant, thorough, and an important contribution to the scholarship on these works. His new translation of the Quetzalcoatl is also excellent.\" --\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Bierhorst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816508860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816508860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.55h x 5.53w x 0.88d","brand":"John Bierhorst","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526209491199,"sku":"9780816508860","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2557b1ef-1493-44a3-95e0-9952e2fa1554.jpg?v=1737555508","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/four-masterworks-of-american-indian-john-bierhorst-9780816508860","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}