Hymes reference sought

[Kristine L. Fitch]

Is it possibly in this volume -

Hymes, D. (1981). In vain I tried to tell you:  Essays in Native American
ethnopoetics. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press.

I read it some time ago and my notes say it has to do with narratives and
performance; I remember it being very engaging.  Beyond that, the details
are lost in the mists of time.



At 09:26 AM 8/26/2001 +0000, Maggie Ronkin wrote:
>I too would be interested in the citation.
>Maggie Ronkin
>>
>>I remember reading a Dell Hymes piece in which (in my memory) Hymes
>>hears a (Native American) narrative being told, and he becomes so
>>thrilled with this particular narrative that it sets him to thinking
>>about how near and dear narrative is to us all. I recall the passage
>>because Hymes almost starts to write in a transfixed, psychadelic
>>manner--a far cry from most of his writing. Does this passage ring a
>>bell with anyone? If so, could someone please tell me where I read this?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>John T. Clark
>
>
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Kristine L. Fitch, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Communication Studies
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA  52242-1498

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