November 1st 2000 A Story As Sharp As A Knife Ecology The Haida People 1. He jigsaws together a funny, powerful group of artists with visual images, interview transcripts, and his own analyses. A masterful synthesis of both researched scholarship and a reflection of past scholars themselves. All content copyright Quill & Quire — Quill & Quire is a registered trademark of St. Joseph Media. West Coast wasn’t east yet. Laurence Paul Yuxweluptun, whose own images blend traditional curve and line with Salvador Daliesque excess, “contests what he considers to be the unduly elevated status accorded coastal carvers.” Ryan seems to agree, since his subject ends at the Coast Mountain Range: traditional artists of the rainforest are missing. A story as sharp as a knife: the classical Haida mythtellers and their world User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict. A minimal, sleek hollow-handle design ensure these knives are well balanced, both aesthetically and in the chef's hand. We have, for example, very few records of any of the great female Haida storytellers, though there are many and they are highly honored in the culture. Other ethnographers, Franz Boas included, had been impatient and only glossed over the stories they’d heard. His list of accolades is lengthy. As poet and linguist, Bringhurst has assembled his own polyphony of voices to teach us Haida oral literature and how to hear, read, and interpret its achievements. Bringhurst, on the other hand, suggests we position native art where it logically and esthetically belongs: at the beginning of our list. Sarah is currently writing her fourth YA novel, Organ Failure which hopefully during this lockdown she can complete though chances are she'll spend most of her time procrastinating and playing sims. Ryan asks that we consider “Indianness”; so does Bringhurst. One of the most engrossing academic texts I have had the pleasure of reading, and that manages to do justice in its description, appreciation and study of the great oral Haida literary tradition. Sarah Riad, Young Adult author of The Sharp Knife of a Short Life and 364 Days a Year, recently published her third YA novel, A Tale of Two Ghosts. This is a world so unlike many Western myth cycles that we are used to - one in which the spirit world is a vital part of the everyday, and the boudaries between spirit beings and those of flesh and blood is nigh on non-existent. Full disclosure, Bringhurst is a white male, chronicling and commenting upon anthropological work left to us by other white males. The Haida world is a misty archipelago a hundred stormy miles off the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. Robert. In her introduction Margaret Atwood describes A Story as Sharp as a Knife as a book that ‘opens locked doors, it reveals vistas, it illuminates’. A Story as Sharp as a Knife – inside the vibrant art of the Haida. What an excellent book! Get this from a library! Heavy going at times, but worth it for those brilliantly illuminating scraps of commentary and context which cause the Haida myths to stir and shake off the photographed dullness of their imprisonment in the static text of the Roman alphabet. I’d kill for a ring. by Bringhurst, Robert (ISBN: 9781553658399) from Amazon's Book Store. With Toy Story 3 being fresh on my mind, I have begun to think about Heather's toys and things a little differently. The commodification of native art – Portfolio diversification! Beautiful. But all with the focus on the original folklorists themselves. As for his approach, which views the story cycles as high literature through a Western lens, it has its positives and its problems. To see what your friends thought of this book, A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World, Brilliant dissertation on Haida oral myth/story telling tradition. We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. It feels very much like stumbling upon a completely other world that makes one feel humbled at how little one really knows about anything. For more than a thousand years before the Europeans came, a great culture flourished on these islands. All things are living 2. so far, incredible. – places the young practitioner in a bind. Frederic Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was an American poet was an American poet famous for his light verse. Besides being a published poet with numerous works to his name, he is a noted and gifted book designer, studied architecture, linguistics, and physics at MIT, and comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Utah, has a BA from Indiana University and an MFA in creative writing from UBC. A Story As Sharp As a Knife, which is dedicated to the memory of Bill Reid, proposes a dynamic shift in the way we consider native art, starting with Haida literature. I don't know that sections of "Raven Travelling" necessarily need to be elevated by comparisons to a Bach fugue, for example. We’ve missed Reid. A story as sharp as a knife : the classical haida mythtellers and their world by Bringhurst, Robert, 1946-Publication date 1999 Topics Haida Indians -- Folklore, Indian mythology -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast, Indians of North America -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast -- Folklore, Legends -- British Columbia … I'm will have to read this another 3 times before I get what it's really about. Click to read the full review of Boy with a Knife: A Story of Murder, Remorse, and a Prisoner's Fight for Justice in New York Journal of Books. One of the most engrossing academic texts I have had the pleasure of reading, and that manages to do justice in its description, appreciation and study of the great oral Haida literary tradition. Sharp-dressed Man: The rest of us need a pocket knife. He claims (and I don’t think it’s hyperbole) that the Haida myths rank among the great literature of the world. Oh I luuuuuuv his boxes. The introductory materials and appendices provide a wealth of interesting information regarding the linguistic characteristics of the Haida. No Hierarchical value amongst living things Language Translation located in the Pacific Northwest Coast between British Columbia & Alaska Limits of language Animation of gestures, noises and These tales bristle with life and humor, a far cry from the lofty and serious pantheons that often inhabit much of Western mythology. [Robert Bringhurst] -- "The linguist and ethnographer John Swanton took dictation from the last great Haida-speaking storytellers, poets and historians from the fall of 1900 through the summer of 1901. A testament to one man's humility and discipline and another's (the author's) erudite understanding, perception and respect for the subject(s) both academic and personal. A Story As Sharp As a Knife, which is dedicated to the memory of Bill Reid, proposes a dynamic shift in the way we consider native art, starting with Haida literature. What I did get was slightly dizzying in scope, and I feel like I'll need to go back to it. Read preview. Read preview. Get this from a library! But happy to have read it the first time. The story gets more intense when Janet starts panicking and decided to go after Erin and look for her. For this Folio edition the Haida artist Don Yeomans was commissioned to create six original pieces of artwork: one to sit at the opening of each chapter and a frontispiece, as well as a unique binding for the volume. He makes much of his relationship with Haida artist and writer Bill Reid, as if this relationship gives him license to write about whatever he chooses. Robert Bringhurst is a Canadian poet, typographer and author. Will read again. What people are saying - Write a review. This book is mostly a series of epic oral poetry from a few of the remaining members of the Haida tribe - a native North American tribe living in the modern-day Queen Victoria islands off the coast of Alaska. Small 4to. These tales bristle with life and humor, a far. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Robert Bringhurst wants to remedy the past, specifically the one missing from Ryan’s study. For more than a thousand years before the Europeans came, a great culture flourished on these islands. They are difficult to read at first, probably as they were never intended to be written, but as with any great work of art they teach the reader how to read them. I particularly liked how. I've tried to write a review of this several times now but always gave up in frustration. Bringhurst's deep research into the available material assembled by John Swanton in the late 19th and early 20th century brings to life the artistry of the last of the great Haida myth tellers, Ghandl and Skaay, and the almost forgotten stories of their culture. Okay, the 4 stars are basically for the opportunity to read the absolutely fascinating translations of large portions of Haida myth, particularly a couple different versions of Raven stories, that Bringhurst presents here. Bringhurst is one of a kind, an enormous treasure. This book is mostly a series of epic oral poetry from a few of the remaining members of the Haida tribe - a native North American tribe living in the modern-day Queen Victoria islands off the coast of Alaska. Bringhurst's deep research into the available material assembled by John Swanton in the late 19th and early 20th century brings to life the artistry of the last of the great Haida myth tellers, Ghandl and Skaay, and the almost forgotten stories of their culture. her childhood home to do a story for the newspaper she works for. The story happened in Janet’s place. These words are meant for hearing, not for reading! Conversations with the artists, and his degrees in native studies, anthropology, and visual arts convinced Ryan there is “a sensibility, a ‘spirit,’ at work and at play” for these artists, one “grounded in a fundamentally comic world view and embodied in the traditional North American trickster” – teaser, punner, wordplayer, meaning shifter. Bringhurst wrote one of my bibles, Elements of Typographic Style (anyone who works with type needs to own and study this book diligently), but the man is an awe inspiring multi disciplinary wizard. For a thousand years and more before the … He argues that North Americans must read and hear these texts as classical, as crucial, and adopt them “with full honors into the polylingual canon of North American literary history.” It is a transformative notion and Bringhurst is exceptionally persuasive. The story happened during the day. A distinguished Canadian poet and critic, Bringhurst here unveils a literary portrait of the keenly artistic culture native to the islands of Haida Gwaii. Story As Sharp As A Knife. The poet descrides the dragon that it had big sharp teeth and spikes on top. The story happened during the day. While this was certainly interesting, it mostly leaves one feeling incredibly frustrated by the bigoted views of many of these researchers and the precious things that they deemed unimportant or unworthy of record. Bringhurst wrote one of my bibles, Elements of Typographic Style (anyone who works with type needs to own and study this book diligently), but the man is an awe inspiring multi disciplinary wizard. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. The book's slowest section details the process by which many of these stories were first collected by early anthropologists as well as discussing some of the growing pains of anthropology as a field and practice. AbeBooks.com: A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World (Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers) (9781553658399) by Bringhurst, Robert and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. What I really love about this book is that the author brings history, sociology, linguistics, and literary analysis to bear on the Haida mythic literature so that there is enough context for us to understand it. Growth! Robert Bringhurst did a marvelous at describing the personalities, ideas and times of these men and their Haida counterparts. I hope just like Bringhurst that some day soon (yesterday is not soon enough) more schools will study the great epics of Raven Travelling and The One They Hand Along alongside well known counterparts like the Oddessy or the Mahabharata. A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World. Didn't finish though I liked it. Click here for the lowest price! This brilliant compilation of tales of Native Americans of the Northwest, including the Makah, is more academic than I expected. The Haida world is a misty archipelago a hundred stormy miles off the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. He was known as the producer of humorous poetry. The Subtle Knife - Chapter 1, The Cat and the Hornbeam Trees Summary & Analysis Philip Pullman This Study Guide consists of approximately 45 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Subtle Knife. A Story as Sharp as a Knife brings a lifetime of passion and a broad array of skills—humanistic, scientific, and poetic—to focus on a rich and powerful tradition that the world has long ignored. A Story as Sharp as a Knife merits a wide readership and a passionate response. List Price: 19.95* * Individual store prices may vary. The edition features a striking series of artworks from Haida artist, Don Yeomans [Robert Bringhurst] -- The Haida world is a misty archipelago a hundred stormy miles off the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. The incident started happening when the knife sharpener took Erin’s hand and brought her somewhere. Scene: Christmas in Victoria, the parlour of a 1914 Arts and Crafts revamp. While Ryan spoils the fun with academic jargon – The Trickster ShiftYou see his point.In Ryan’s book, traditional native artists are suspect tourist feeders, shadowed by those who are more self-aware and ironic. Good introduction to the classical Haida literature. Boy with a Knife: A Story of Murder, Remorse, and a Prisoner's Fight for Justice by Jean Trounstine book review. The story gets more intense when Janet starts panicking and decided to go after Erin and look for her. By Robert Bringhurst. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn features the protagonist, Camille Preaker who must return to Wind Gap, Missouri. That being said, I do think Bringhurst's contribution is valuable, if for no other reason than to make a small portion of this spectacular mythos accessible to a wider audience. The edition features a striking series of artworks from Haida artist, Don Yeomans Changed my life and my outlook on literature and art. The The Subtle Knife Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Publisher: University of British Columbia Press. For Ryan, what defines this group is their trickster humour. Robert Bringhurst did a marvelous at describing the personalities, ideas and times of these men and their Haida counterparts. We’d love your help. by Robert Binghurst. Wow. Woman (in her 30s, bottled raven hair, black velvet mini, tight mock turtle, take-me boots): “God, I luuuuv Bill Reid’s stuff. Okay, the 4 stars are basically for the opportunity to read the absolutely fascinating translations of large portions of Haida myth, particularly a couple different versions of Raven stories, that Bringhurst presents here. The Haida world is a misty archipelago a hundred stormy miles off the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. Review written by Christopher Zoukis. SOME EXTRA SOURCES . A Story As Sharp As A Knife was a sweeping, epic work of history that explored how a small group of anthropologists, historians and academics wrote down a large number of Haida myths and translated many of them into English at the beginning of the twentieth century. Bringhurst rightfully and convincingly demonstrates that they rightfully belong up there with the literary and artistic greats of history. In brief: A hundred years ago, an anthropologist collected months’ worth of Haida stories in their original language. The Trickster Shift is busy, raucous, and weighty with hip footnotes; Ryan sees no other way to capture the spirit. Click to read the full review of Boy with a Knife: A Story of Murder, Remorse, and a Prisoner's Fight for Justice in New York Journal of Books. The N1 Series is a story of balance, precision and great design. A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World (Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers) by Bringhurst, Robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. Absolutely fascinating and probably better read more slowly or more times than I did. A study of the efforts of ethnologist John Swanton to record the stories of the Haida people of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska. In doing so, the author also shows us how we should think about myths, literature, and different cultures more generally. A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World, by Robert Bringhurst, looks like a fascinating book, and this LARB review by Matthew Spellberg describes how the Haida material came to be preserved:. Start by marking “A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Beautiful and important. The Haida world is a misty archipelago a hundred stormy miles off the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. This approach seems a little like leaving Alice Munro off a short list, but the problem with tradition, says Cardinal-Schubert, is that it traps native peoples and art in a quaint and inextricable past. For a thousand years and more before the Europeans came, a great culture flourished in these islands. Robert Bringhurst partly narrates as an ethnographic historian - noting the difficulties and triumphs of the wide eyed 19th and 20th century transcriber John Swanton in his obsession with getting down the massive series of poems the breadth and depth of which he likened to the Odyssey. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. A new book from The Folio Society republishes an important text on the mythtellers of the indigenous North American Haida people and how this distinctive oral tradition has been preserved. Welcome back. Synopsis. While this may be an interesting way of thinking about it, the works can clearly stand on their own merit and it ends up feeling like trying to better understand a stained glass window by looking at a painting. This is such a book. The floors are first- growth fir, there is dark wainscotting, the ceilings are high. Press Release: A Story as Sharp as a Knife. Bringhurst rightfully and convincingly demonstrates that they rightfully belong up there with the literary and artistic greats of history. A Story as Sharp as a Knife . Brilliant dissertation on Haida oral myth/story telling tradition. All of this aside, reading the large sections of these myths and story cycles provided in this text is an absolute joy. Refresh and try again. A story as sharp as a knife : the classical Haida mythtellers and their world. Description. [Robert Bringhurst] -- "The linguist and ethnographer John Swanton took dictation from the last great Haida-speaking storytellers, poets and historians from the fall of 1900 through the summer of 1901. Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown's stunning looking and emotionally rich film is … A Story as Sharp as a Knife will make academics tremble with jealousy and students of myth-telling shiver with excitement. A Story as Sharp as a Knife – inside the vibrant art of the Haida. Huge, rich, deep, broad, and baffling. AbeBooks.com: A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World (Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers) (9781553658399) by Bringhurst, Robert and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. This is a world so unlike many Western myth cycles that we are used to - one in which the spirit world is a vital part of the everyday, and the boudaries between spirit beings and those of flesh and blood is nigh on non-existent. The introductory materials and appendices provide a wealth of interesting information regarding the linguistic characteristics of the Haida language and its representation in print. Incredible, enlightening, poignant, evocative, intense scholarship and dedication. Paperback. By: Robert Bringhurst. by University of Nebraska Press, A Story As Sharp As a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World (Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers). Read it aloud with friends like story tellers. Review written by Christopher Zoukis. He received Sarah Josepha Hale Award in 1964. Look forward to returning to it. Bringhurst also succeeded at using a entertaining writing style to make large amounts of complicated information readable and accessible. A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World. As the traditions are so absolutely different than literature I'm familiar with, I had a hard time getting a lot of them as clearly as Bringhurst wanted me to, I think. A Story As Sharp As A Knife was a sweeping, epic work of history that explored how a small group of anthropologists, historians and academics wrote down a large number of Haida myths and translated many of them into English at the beginning of the twentieth century. The Water Knife Summary and Study Guide. I hope just like Bringhurst that some day soon (yesterday is not soon enough) more schools will study the great epics of Raven Travelling and The One They Hand Along alongside well known counterparts like the Oddessy or the Mahabharata. Also, Bringhurst mentions the vital part that music and song plays in much of this literature, but we have no record of what any of this might have sounded like, as none of the researchers were trained enough in music to make any attempt at notating this. A Story As Sharp As A Knife was a sweeping, epic work of history that explored how a small group of anthropologists, historians and academics wrote down a large number of Haida myths and translated many of them into English at the beginning of the twentieth century. Bringhurst also succeeded at using a entertaining writing style to make large amounts of complicated. Summary of the poem. I am so sorry to hear of your loss. A story as sharp as a knife : the classical haida mythtellers and their world by Bringhurst, Robert, 1946-Publication date 1999 Topics Haida Indians -- Folklore, Indian mythology -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast, Indians of North America -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast -- Folklore, Legends -- British Columbia … They laugh to keep from crying. Renee Mallett, "Poet Robert Bringhurst Translates Haida Myth In 'A Story As Sharp As A Knife,'" Examiner.com, March 27, 2011.Jeff Leer, "Review Of 'A Story As Sharp As A Knife,'" International Journal Of American Linguistics, 66 (October 2000).Robert Bringhurst, "Since When Has Culture Been About Genetics? In 1900 and 1901 the linguist and ethnographer John Swanton took dictation from the last traditional Haida-speaking storytellers, poets, and historians. Be the first to ask a question about A Story as Sharp as a Knife. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The ideas presented are conversations in bold contrast and the continuous journey between subtle and sharp. I got caught up immediately in the stories and poems (yes, poems), and the Swan Maiden makes her appearance again. The narrative thread, though, is the story of how a shy Harvard linguist came, in 1900, to record renowned Haida poets. Bringhurst has expended enormous care in creating this marvelous collection of translations of myths and legends from the Haida people, many of which were carefully transcribed a century ago by folklorists and ethnographers working in the Pacific Northwest. This detailed literature summary also contains Quotes and a Free Quiz on Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. However, the tales, stripped of the academic appraisal, are lovely and worth reading on their own. I am a complete stranger who came across this blog when I did a google search of the Band Perry lyrics "Sharp knife of a short life." I wish I had some, but we didn’t know him in Toronto. Review: Edge Of The Knife is a sharp, powerful Indigenous story. At the center of Sharp Objects is Camille Preaker, a young and overworked journalist in Chicago with a traumatic past she's been trying to shake for years. As vital and, of course, just as easy to forget.” The poetry is good, too.Bringhurst compares these poems – he prints the original Haida, a pronunciation guide, as well as his English translations – to the works of Haydn and Beethoven, and to Homer’s Odyssey, and Beo-wulf. Bringhurst translates the difficult Haida language with the precision of a sharp eared linguist and infuses his western poetic soul into the poetry. My only regret was that this first book out of three did not have. Get this from a library! Excellent translations, following Bringhurst's insights and sensitivities. Buy A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World (Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers) 2nd ed. ... Dagger: A sharp knife . 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