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Contents

Writers. The Skitze. Israel Hurwitz (Z. Libin). Leon Kobrin. Minor Skitze Writer. Abraham Cahan. The Rise of David Levinsky. Yiddish Drama. Theatrical Conditions. Jacob Gordin. David Pinski. ... 572

CHAPTER XXXII

NON-ENGLISH WRITINGS II

Aboriginal

By Mary Austin.

The Interest of Amerind Literature. Types. Need of Memory Among Indians. Aids to Memory. Importance of Rhythm. Amerind Oratory. Gnomic Wisdom. Folk-Tales. Uncle Remus's Debt to Amerind Invention. Zuni Folk Tales. Amerind Poetry. Qualities. Stanza Forms. Amerind Epic. Hiawatha. The Walam Olum, or Red Score of the Lenni Lenape. The Zuni Creation Myth. Amerind Drama. Community Dramas. The Koshare, or DeUght-Makers. The Songs of the Mid6 Brethren. The Hako Ritual. The Night Chant of the Navaho. Significance to Modern American Literature of Amerind Modes 610


Bibliographies .......... 635

Index 829