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| ====== Author ====== | ====== Tell It Like It's Right in Front of You by Dennis Tedlock ====== |
| Tedlock was a cofounder of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnopoetics#:~:text=Ethnopoetics%20is%20a%20method%20of,lost%20in%20the%20written%20texts.|ethnopoetics]] in the 1960s, along with Jerome Rothenberg. Early elements of ethnopoetics can be seen in Tedlock's writing through his focus on including clear performative elements in the traditional stories of the Zuni people to preserve their authentic meanings. | |
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| | ====== Author: Dennis Tedlock ====== |
| | [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Tedlock|Tedlock]] was a cofounder of ethnopoetics in the 1960s, along with Jerome Rothenberg. Early elements of ethnopoetics can be seen in Tedlock's writing through his focus on including clear performative elements in the traditional stories of the Zuni people to preserve their authentic meanings. |
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| Along with working with texts of the Zuni people, Tedlock was known for his focus on Mayan language and culture. His most famous work is the translation of //[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popol_Vuh|Popul Vuh]]//, which entails the creation story of the Mayans. An excerpt from //Popul Vuh// is included in the Preludium of //The Serpent and the Fire// (12-15). | Along with working with texts of the Zuni people, Tedlock was known for his focus on Mayan language and culture. His most famous work is the translation of //[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popol_Vuh|Popul Vuh]]//, which entails the creation story of the Mayans. An excerpt from //Popul Vuh// is included in the Preludium of //The Serpent and the Fire// (12-15). |
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| ====== References ====== | ====== References ====== |
| “A Mural with No Wall.” Warscapes, 2 June 2015, www.warscapes.com/poetry/mural-no-wall. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025. | “A Mural with No Wall.” Warscapes, 2 June 2015, www.warscapes.com/poetry/mural-no-wall. |
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| | “Dennis Tedlock.” Wikipedia, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Tedlock|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Tedlock]]. |
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| | “Popol Vuh.” Wikipedia, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popol_Vuh|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popol_Vuh]]. |
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| | “Zuni.” Wikipedia, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuni_people|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuni_people]]. |
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| | {{tag>Essay Oral_Tradition Orality Zuni Ritual Story Dennis_Tedlock}} |
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