Contents
Note on Translations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Roraima and the Carib
1. Pacaraima Texts
2. Macunaíma (1928)
3. Penetrating the Dark Interior
Part II. The Great Lowland Territory of the Tupi-Guarani
4.Tupi-Guarani Texts
5. Romanticism and After
6. Maíra (1976)
Part III. Confluence in the Rio Negro
7. The Upper Rio Negro: Jurupari and the Big Snake
8. Snake Norato (1931)
9. The Green Stage
Part IV. The Arawak and the Uppermost Amazon
10. The Machiguenga and Their Heritage
11. The Storyteller (1987)
Epilogue
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Latin American literature Indian influences, Indian literature South America History and criticism, Acculturation Latin America