Description
Book SynopsisThe story of the Blind Man and the Loon is a living Native folktale about a blind man who is betrayed by his mother or wife but whose vision is magically restored by a kind loon. In
The Blind Man and the Loon , Craig Mishler goes back to 1827, tracing the story's emergence across Greenland and North America in manuscripts, books, and in the visual arts and other media.
Trade Review"This is a fascinating read. . . . an excellent adventure for all."—Libbie Martin,
News-Miner"[
The Blind Man and the Loon is] the definitive study on this folktale and a model for similar studies."—Richard Dauenhauer,
Alaska History"Craig Mishler’s
The Blind Man and the Loon makes a fine classroom text and provides a model for scholars writing on traditional narrative."—Margaret R. Yocom,
Journal of Folklore Research"
The Blind Man and the Loon will be of interest to both folklorists and non-specialists, and particularly to anyone who finds circumpolar cultures to be a source of fascination."—Diane E. Bockrath,
FolkloreTable of ContentsList of Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Story of a Tale
1. The History and Geography of the Tale
2. The Writing of the Tale
3. The Tale Behind the Tale
4. The Telling of the Tale
5. The Art of the Tale
6. The Mediated and Theatrical Tale
7. The Power of the Tale
Conclusion and Afterword
Appendix A: Paradigm of Tale Traits
Appendix B: Annotated Bibliography of Variants
Appendix C: Knud Rasmussen's Greenlandic Variants
Appendix D: The Steenholdt Text and Additional Variants from Hinrich Rink's Collection
Notes
References
Index
