The Inland Whale

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The Inland Whale is a collection of Native Californian Indian legends and stories retold for a general audience by anthropologist and author Theodora Kroeber.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folklore collection
short story collection
author Theodora Kroeber NERFINISHED
basedOn oral traditions of Native Californian Indians
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre folklore
mythology
short stories
hasAuthorOccupation anthropologist
writer
hasAuthorSpouse Alfred L. Kroeber NERFINISHED
hasCulturalContext Native Californian cultures
hasEthnographicSource California Indian oral literature
hasInfluenceOn popular understanding of California Indian traditions
hasISBN 9780520002308
hasLibraryOfCongressClassification E78.C15
hasNarrativeFocus female protagonists in Native Californian stories
hasParatext introductions and notes by Theodora Kroeber
hasPart retellings of women-centered Native Californian narratives
“The Inland Whale” (title story) NERFINISHED
hasReception recognized as an important work in Native American literature studies
hasSubjectHeading Indian women—California—Folklore NERFINISHED
Indians of North America—California—Folklore
hasTheme cultural traditions of Native Californian peoples
mythic and legendary narratives
influencedBy anthropological fieldwork in California
intendedAudience general audience
isPartOf 20th-century American folklore publications
isWrittenIn narrative prose style
language English
literaryForm prose
mainSubject Native American folklore
Native Californian Indian legends
mediaType print
notableFor literary adaptation of ethnographic materials
presenting Native Californian stories to a broad readership
publicationDate 1959
publicationPlace Berkeley, California NERFINISHED
publisher University of California Press NERFINISHED
retoldBy Theodora Kroeber NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSources pre-contact and early-contact California
usedIn university courses on Native American literature
university courses on folklore and mythology

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Theodora Kroeber notableWork The Inland Whale