EAN13

9782846686211

Éditeur

Yvelinédition

Date de publication

4 juin 2018

Collection

Yvelinédition

Nombre de pages

184

Dimensions

26 x 21 x 1,2 cm

Poids

615 g

Langue

eng

N. Scott Momaday And The Sense Of The Sacred, A Native Poet And Artist, A Universal Voice

N. Scott Momaday, Joëlle Rostkowski

Yvelinédition

Prix public : 30,00 €

A Native Poet and artist, a univeral voicePreface by Philippe Ratte,Introduction by W. Richard West JrThis book brings a deeply informed international perspective on the work and life of N. Scott Momaday, UNESCO Artist for Peace, poet, novelist, storyteller, playwright and painter. In 1969, firstAmerican Indian to win the Pulitzer Prize for House Made of Dawn, Momaday paved the way for the recognition of several generations of gifted Native American writers.Momaday’s voice has contributed to a better understanding and greater visibility of Native American cultures, communities, and traditions beyond regional and national borders. In his capacity of Artist for Peace at UNESCO he became an emblematic figureof the cultural renaissance of Native Americans and of Indigenous rights on the international scene.This book puts in evidence Momaday’s role as an emissary of Native values and his contribution to intercultural dialogue. Richly illustrated, it presents some of his most significantdrawings, paintings and etchings. The combination of poetry and visuals brings to light the complementarity of both modes of expression in Momaday’s work.A brilliant and moving volume… insightful and beautifully written…N. Scott Momaday’s capacity for understanding the power and importance of indigeneity in arts and culture transcends even his luminous standing in his own cultural community, as through This book brings a deeply informed international perspective on the work and life of N. Scott Momaday, UNESCO Artist for Peace, poet, novelist, storyteller, playwright and painter. In 1969, firstAmerican Indian to win the Pulitzer Prize for House Made of Dawn, Momaday paved the way for the recognition of several generations of gifted Native American writers.Momaday’s voice has contributed to a better understanding and greater visibility of Native American cultures, communities, and traditions beyond regional and national borders. In his capacity of Artist for Peace at UNESCO he became an emblematic figureof the cultural renaissance of Native Americans and of Indigenous rights on the international scene.This book puts in evidence Momaday’s role as an emissary of Native values and his contribution to intercultural dialogue. Richly illustrated, it presents some of his most significantdrawings, paintings and etchings. The combination of poetry and visuals brings to light the complementarity of both modes of expression in Momaday’s work.A brilliant and moving volume… insightful and beautifully written…N. Scott Momaday’s capacity for understanding the power and importance of indigeneity in arts and culture transcends even his luminous standing in his own cultural community, as through time he became, literally and figurativel, an ambassador of it to the world.

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