Shaking the Pumpkin by Edited by Jerome Rothenberg
Brand: Barrytown Limited
Product Description
Poetry. Native American Studies. In a preface to this new edition of his fabled anthology of Native American poetry Rothenberg suggests that the translations should work by analogy to contemporary limit smashing experiments as with concrete poetry sound poetry intermedia happenings etc. As a result the stylistic range represented in SHAKING THE PUMPKIN reflects the variety of poetic practices that existed among Native American culturesnoting that before the exploration of North America by Europeans over 500 distinct native languages were in use. Rothenberg translates or co translates a large portion of the material however other translators represented in the anthology include Anselm Hollo W.S. Merwin and Nathaniel Tarn. Along with a thoughtful introduction SHAKING THE PUMPKIN includes a breakdown of the works by region and tribe and a large section of commentaries which offer background information about each poem placing the works within a cultural context. Rothenberg also uses the commentaries to discuss American Indian tribal poetry philosophy and history. show more
Condition : New
Author : Edited By Jerome Rothenberg
Weight : 746
Publisher : Barrytown Limited
Language : English
EAN : 9781581771305
ISBN10 : 1581771304
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20120601
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : 424 Pages
Dimensions : 153 X 228 X 32