Wearing the Morning Star: Native American Song-Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780803293403)

With Wearing the Morning Star, Brian Swann presents a collection of more than one hundred Native American songs that celebrate the rich and vibrant oral traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North America. These are songs of the earth and the sky, songs of mourning and of love, parts of ceremonies and rites and rituals. Some have familiar themes; others illuminate the complexities and differences of the Native cultures. The collection includes songs of derision and threat, ribald songs, hunting chants, and a song sung by an Inuit about the first airplane he ever saw. Swann has provided an authoritative introduction and notes for each selection that place the songs in their cultural contexts. He has reworked the original translations where appropriate to allow the modern reader to appreciate and enjoy these remarkable works and provides a new preface for this Bison Books edition.

Author: Brian Swann
ISBN-10: 0803293402
ISBN-13: 9780803293403
Publisher: Bison Books
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2005
Pages: 182
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.42w x 0.45d