The Native American tradition (Overview, Features, Characters, Topics, and Creation Myths)

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UNIT 1. COLONIAL LITERATURE 1. The Native American tradition UNIT 1. COLONIAL LITERATURE (PPT 1) CONTENTS UNIT 1 (PPT 1) 1. The Native American tradition (Overview) 1.1 General Features 1.2 Characters 1.3 Topics 1.4 Creation Myths [1.5 The Iroqois Creation Story] Imagen que contiene exterior, grupo, foto, hombre Descripción generada automáticamente 1. THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITION (Overview) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNY7L_RdObA Oral tradition: not written until the 18th-19th century Stories told by storytellers Different versions: storytellers were free to introduce changes Many stories were lost before being written. Stories told: - to transmit beliefs, history, knowledge, -to teach proper behavior, etc. -or for fun and entertainment. Different tribes: different myths and stories 1.1 THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITION: General Features TIME: REMOTE PAST THE THINGS OF NATURE HAVE A SOUL/SPIRIT AND ARE POWERFUL Human beings nor easily distinguished from other animals Presence of a single creative force UNIVERSAL TOPICS STYLE: use of repetition, enumerations, archaic language… Expression of the Natives’ beliefs about the RECURRENT STRUCTURE: world, the social order, the human nat...