The Howling Muse: Chasing Coyote Tales in Northwestern California
Coyote is a popular figure in the oral literature of North America, with a sweeping distribution in the stories, songs, and folktales devoted to this beloved character. Coyote, the familiar canine species, has inspired a huge body of oral narratives, with striking similarities in the tales that circ...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:clo_3209 https://doi.org/10.4000/clo.3209 urn:doi:10.4000/clo.3209 en https://journals.openedition.org/clo/3209 2018-06-05T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/e3ys https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ The Howling Muse: Chasing Coyote Tales in Northwestern California Cahiers de littérature orale INALCO info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2266-1816 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0396-891X URI:https://journals.openedition.org/clo O'Neill, Sean folklore narration Coyote (personnage mythologique) lexique oral literature comparative literature comparative linguistics folklore Coyote (character) linguistic relativity North America storytelling vocabulary Amérique du Nord Coyote is a popular figure in the oral literature of North America, with a sweeping distribution in the stories, songs, and folktales devoted to this beloved character. Coyote, the familiar canine species, has inspired a huge body of oral narratives, with striking similarities in the tales that circulate from the Great Plains to the Southwest and the Pacific Coast (which is the focus of this article). For some groups, such as the Karuk, Coyote occupies a central place in myth, playing a key role even in the creation of the cosmos; for other groups, such as the neighboring Hupa and Yurok, Coyote is displaced by other myth figures, even where similar episodes circulate, instead becoming the secondary focus of everyday folklore. However, wherever Coyote appears, as the subject of oral literature, this beloved muse tends to occupy a liminal position between the sacred and the profane; between the ancient past and the present; and between nature and culture. Coyote est une figure populaire dans la littérature orale de l’Amérique du Nord, largement répandue dans les histoires, les chants et les contes que le personnage inspire. Ce canidé a inspiré un vaste corpus de pièces orales, avec des similarités frappantes entre les contes connus depuis les Grandes Plaines jusqu’au Sud‑Ouest ou à la côte pacifique (à laquelle cet article est consacré). Pour certains groupes, comme les Karuk, Coyote occupe une place centrale dans le mythe, où il joue un rôle jusque dans la création du cosmos ; dans des groupes voisins, tels les Hupa et les Yurok, le mythe le remplace par d’autres figures, même si certains épisodes restent semblables, tandis qu’il garde sa place dans le folklore quotidien. En tout cas, où qu’il apparaisse, Coyote, qui joue aussi le rôle de muse, est aux confins du sacré et du profane, du passé et du présent, de la nature et de la culture. |
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Coyote is a popular figure in the oral literature of North America, with a sweeping distribution in the stories, songs, and folktales devoted to this beloved character. Coyote, the familiar canine species, has inspired a huge body of oral narratives, with striking similarities in the tales that circulate from the Great Plains to the Southwest and the Pacific Coast (which is the focus of this article). For some groups, such as the Karuk, Coyote occupies a central place in myth, playing a key role even in the creation of the cosmos; for other groups, such as the neighboring Hupa and Yurok, Coyote is displaced by other myth figures, even where similar episodes circulate, instead becoming the secondary focus of everyday folklore. However, wherever Coyote appears, as the subject of oral literature, this beloved muse tends to occupy a liminal position between the sacred and the profane; between the ancient past and the present; and between nature and culture. |
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O'Neill, Sean |
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The Howling Muse: Chasing Coyote Tales in Northwestern California |
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