The Raven Steals the Light
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (983 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0295975245 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ten masterful, complex drawings by Bill Reid and ten tales demonstrate the richness and range of Haida mythology, from bawdy yet profound tales of the trickster Raven to poignant, imagistic narratives of love and its complications in a world where animals speak, dreams come real, and demigods, monsters, and men live side by side.. This new edition of a collaboration between one of the finest living artists in North America and one of Canada’s finest poets includes a new introduction by the distinguished anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss
A tiny book full of great tales! Ten delightful stories, not just of the Raven, but also of the First Men, Bear Mother, Mouse Woman and other early tales from the times of myth. The stories are full of humor, love, speaking animals and bawdy scenes of lust. Boy, does the Raven get into trouble. This version of the book is a tiny, pocket size, edition. Great for carrying on a bus, car, train, plane, and so on.. Openings into Otherness Althea I always thought this was a children's book. To my surprise, it is anything but. The tales are simply told, but they're oddly complex. Raven makes an appearance in many of them and he's unfailingly ribald, disingenuous, and greedy for all worldly pleasures. He's hardly a role model, but his devious ways give the myths both dark energy and dark humor.Bill Reid and Robert Bringhurst have allowed the ten tales to unfold with all their enigmas, contradictions, and mysteries intact. In other re-tellings of these same stories, the events have often been cleaned up for the sake of continuity, and . Kellyannl said A Haida legend primer. I brought this book on a trip to Vancouver and Victoria and read it in the evenings after returning to my hotels. As a European American, I found it indispensable to understanding much of the art I saw on vacation (especially Totem Poles). This book relates many of the best known Haida stories, including those of the noble, tragic Bear; the intrepid, versatile human fisherman-hunter Nanasigmit and above all the amoral but always fascinating Raven. Almost all the stories are simple, yet strike a deep chord. Add this to "Looking at Totem Poles" and "Kwakuitl Legends", both also reasonably pri
But the real value of the book lies in the ability of Reid and Bringhurst to recreate the voice of the storyteller and in their ability to capture the sensual qualities of Haida oral literature."Folklore"Two artists, in an unusual pairing of talens, have reshaped Haida myths into scenes of Haida prehistoric life that seem told by a modern-day reincarnation of Raven himself."Western Folklore. "These are simply the best versions of Indian tales I have read: they are colloquial yet poe
Bill Reid, one of the finest artists to work in the Native American tradition, has numerous books documenting and revering his visual art. He is also the author of Solitary Raven, Out of the Silence and, with Bill Holm, Indian Art of the Northwest Coast: A Dialogue on Craftsmanship and Aesthetics.