{"product_id":"the-blind-man-and-the-loon-9780803239821","title":"The Blind Man and the Loon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Man and the Loon \u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a fascinating read. . . . an excellent adventure for all.\"—Libbie Martin, \u003ci\u003eNews-Miner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe Blind Man and the Loon\u003c\/i\u003e is] the definitive study on this folktale and a model for similar studies.\"—Richard Dauenhauer, \u003ci\u003eAlaska History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Craig Mishler’s \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Man and the Loon\u003c\/i\u003e makes a fine classroom text and provides a model for scholars writing on traditional narrative.\"—Margaret R. Yocom, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Folklore Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Blind Man and the Loon\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eFolklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Story of a Tale\u003cbr\u003e1. The History and Geography of the Tale\u003cbr\u003e2. The Writing of the Tale\u003cbr\u003e3. The Tale Behind the Tale\u003cbr\u003e4. The Telling of the Tale\u003cbr\u003e5. The Art of the Tale\u003cbr\u003e6. The Mediated and Theatrical Tale\u003cbr\u003e7. The Power of the Tale\u003cbr\u003eConclusion and Afterword\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Paradigm of Tale Traits\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Annotated Bibliography of Variants\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: Knud Rasmussen's Greenlandic Variants\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D: The Steenholdt Text and Additional Variants from Hinrich Rink's Collection\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405252862295,"sku":"9780803239821","price":37.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803239821.jpg?v=1730489292","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-blind-man-and-the-loon-9780803239821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}