Arthur C. Parker (1881–1955)
Autore di The Indian How Book
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: Image from American Indian Freemasonry (1919) by Arthur Caswell Parker
Opere di Arthur C. Parker
Red Jacket, last of the Seneca 2 copie
Red Streak of the Troquois 1 copia
Leggende dei pellerossa 1 copia
The American Indian magazine 1 copia
A Manual for History Museums 1 copia
Fiabe e leggende dei pellerossa 1 copia
"The Nanticokes," 1 copia
Opere correlate
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Parker, Arthur Caswell
- Data di nascita
- 1881-04-05
- Data di morte
- 1955-01-01
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- United States of America
Seneca - Nazione (per mappa)
- United States of America
- Luogo di nascita
- Cattaraugus Reservation, Seneca Nation of New York, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Naples, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- Dickinson Seminary
- Attività lavorative
- Museum Director
Archaeologist - Relazioni
- Cody, Bertha Parker (daughter)
- Organizzazioni
- Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences
Utenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 30
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 270
- Popolarità
- #85,638
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 15
- Lingue
- 1
To the reader who appreciates a fine animal fable, some of the qualities elaborated upon will come as no surprise: Fox is wily, and Turtle keeps to himself. Other characterizations might be less expected, as when Toad is revealed as a brave and loyal friend (Toad Brother's Warts and the Peeper's Peep). The mix of familiar and unfamiliar makes for an entertaining and lively read.
I have long been a fan of folk and fairy tales of all kinds, and this was no exception. Animal tales have an appeal that is universal, I believe, but they also reflect the belief systems of the specific cultures from which they spring. I was particularly struck by the vision of Creation as expressed in some of these tales. In The Owl's Big Eyes, we are told that Ra-wen-io, the Masterful One (the Creator) was "making the animals and birds as they wanted to be." I found the idea that the Creator would share the act of creation with the created to be very moving - not that everything always turned out quite as the animals expected (does anything?).
The only discordant note in the collection, for me, was the negative portrayal of the wolves. I was surprised at this, as I had always thought that distrust of this species was something more common in European beliefs. It makes me a little sad to see this beautiful and very social animal stigmatized... But other than this, I thoroughly enjoyed this collection, and recommend it to all folktale enthusiasts.… (altro)