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Inuit Poems and Songs

Folk poetry of East Greenland

Torben Hutchings author William Thalbitzer author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:International Polar Institute Press

Published:21st Sep '16

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“These poems erupted in the East Greenlanders heart–the human sea at the outer limit of the north–on Earth's most desolate and rugged shores. They were found in the living tradition of a small, recently discovered Eskimo people that I (Thalbitzer) had gone to study. For the first time I heard their language as it sounded on people's lips, as it must have sounded through many generations. I understood that this was part of the Inuit people’s ancient poetry, and these songs and poems deserved to be written down for greater humanity.” —from the introduction

ISBN: 9780996193825

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128 pages