Post by carlo on Apr 24, 2016 3:17:06 GMT -5
This should be a nice read on George Sword's narratives, from Oglala author Delphine Red Shirt:
www.amazon.com/George-Swords-Warrior-Narratives-Compositional/dp/080328439X/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1461485503&sr=8-5&keywords=Delphine+red+shirt
The general focus in Lakota oral literary research has been in the study of content rather than process in oral traditions. In a new disclosure of the characteristics of Lakota oral style, Delphine Red Shirt shows how its composition and structure are reflected in the work of George Sword, who composed 245 pages of text in the Lakota language using the English alphabet. What emerges in Sword’s Lakota narratives is the formulaic patterns inherent in the Lakota language that are used to tell the narratives, as well as recurring themes and story patterns. Red Shirt’s primary conclusion is that this cadence originates from a distinctly Lakota oral tradition.
www.amazon.com/George-Swords-Warrior-Narratives-Compositional/dp/080328439X/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1461485503&sr=8-5&keywords=Delphine+red+shirt
The general focus in Lakota oral literary research has been in the study of content rather than process in oral traditions. In a new disclosure of the characteristics of Lakota oral style, Delphine Red Shirt shows how its composition and structure are reflected in the work of George Sword, who composed 245 pages of text in the Lakota language using the English alphabet. What emerges in Sword’s Lakota narratives is the formulaic patterns inherent in the Lakota language that are used to tell the narratives, as well as recurring themes and story patterns. Red Shirt’s primary conclusion is that this cadence originates from a distinctly Lakota oral tradition.