Four American Indian Literary Masters
Author : A. R. Velie
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,39 MB
Release : 1996
Category :
ISBN :
Four American Indian Literary Masters
Author : Alan R. Velie
Publisher : Norman : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780806116495
Book Description
A brief survey of native American literature accompanies an analysis of the novels and poetry of four modern writers
Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony
Author : Allan Chavkin
Publisher :
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,72 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0195142837
Book Description
Along with Louise Erdrich's "Love Medicine", Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony" is one of the two most widely taught and studied Native American literature texts. In "Ceremony" Silko recounts a young man's search for consolation in his tribe's history and traditions, and his resulting voyage of self-discovery and discovery of the world. This casebook includes a variety of theoretical approaches and provides readers with crucial information, especially on Native American beliefs, that will enhance their understanding and appreciation of this contemporary classic. This collection also includes two interviews with Leslie Marmon Silko in which she explains the importance of oral tradition and storytelling, along with the autobiographical basis of the novel.
Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature
Author : Jennifer McClinton-Temple
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 1566 pages
File Size : 34,67 MB
Release : 2015-04-22
Category : American literature
ISBN : 1438140576
Book Description
Presents an encyclopedia of American Indian literature in an alphabetical format listing authors and their works.
Native American Literatures
Author : Suzanne Evertsen Lundquist
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 39,99 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780826415981
Book Description
Following the structure of other titles in the Continuum Introductions to Literary Genres series, Native American Literatures includes: A broad definition of the genre and its essential elements. A timeline of developments within the genre. Critical concerns to bear in mind while reading in the genre. Detailed readings of a range of widely taught texts. In-depth analysis of major themes and issues. Signposts for further study within the genre. A summary of the most important criticism in the field. A glossary of terms. An annotated, critical reading list. This book offers students, writers, and serious fans a window into some of the most popular topics, styles and periods in this subject. Authors studied in Native American Literatures include: N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, Louise Erdrich, James Welch, Linda Hogan, Gerald Vizenor, Sherman Alexie, Louis Owens, Thomas King, Michael Dorris, Simon Ortiz, Cater Revard and Daine Glancy>
The Columbia Guide to American Indian Literatures of the United States Since 1945
Author : Eric Cheyfitz
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 983 pages
File Size : 25,91 MB
Release : 2006-04-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0231511027
Book Description
The Columbia Guide to American Indian Literatures of the United States Since 1945 is the first major volume of its kind to focus on Native literatures in a postcolonial context. Written by a team of noted Native and non-Native scholars, these essays consider the complex social and political influences that have shaped American Indian literatures in the second half of the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on core themes of identity, sovereignty, and land. In his essay comprising part I of the volume, Eric Cheyfitz argues persuasively for the necessary conjunction of Indian literatures and federal Indian law from Apess to Alexie. Part II is a comprehensive survey of five genres of literature: fiction (Arnold Krupat and Michael Elliott), poetry (Kimberly Blaeser), drama (Shari Huhndorf), nonfiction (David Murray), and autobiography (Kendall Johnson), and discusses the work of Vine Deloria Jr., N. Scott Momaday, Joy Harjo, Simon Ortiz, Louise Erdrich, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, Jimmy Santiago Baca, and Sherman Alexie, among many others. Drawing on historical and theoretical frameworks, the contributors examine how American Indian writers and critics have responded to major developments in American Indian life and how recent trends in Native writing build upon and integrate traditional modes of storytelling. Sure to be considered a groundbreaking contribution to the field, The Columbia Guide to American Indian Literatures of the United States Since 1945 offers both a rich critique of history and a wealth of new information and insight.
The Sacred Hoop
Author : Paula Gunn Allen
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 37,93 MB
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1497684366
Book Description
Almost thirty years after its initial publication, Paula Gunn Allen’s celebrated study of women’s roles in Native American culture, history, and traditions continues to influence writers and scholars in Native American studies, women’s studies, queer studies, religion and spirituality, and beyond This groundbreaking collection of seventeen essays investigates and celebrates Native American traditions, with special focus on the position of the American Indian woman within those customs. Divided into three sections, the book discusses literature and authors, history and historians, sovereignty and revolution, and social welfare and public policy, especially as those subjects interact with the topic of Native American women. Poet, academic, biographer, critic, activist, and novelist Paula Gunn Allen was a leader and trailblazer in the field of women’s and Native American spirituality. Her work is both universal and deeply personal, examining heritage, anger, racism, homophobia, Eurocentrism, and the enduring spirit of the American Indian.
Native American Renaissance
Author : Kenneth Lincoln
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 19,59 MB
Release : 1985-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520054578
Book Description
Lincoln presents the writing of today's most gifted Native American authors, against an ethnographic background which should enable a growing number of readers to share his enthusiasm. Lincoln has lived with American Indians, knows them, and is respected by them; all this enhances his book.
The Cambridge History of Native American Literature
Author : Melanie Benson Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 941 pages
File Size : 41,57 MB
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1108643183
Book Description
Native American literature has always been uniquely embattled. It is marked by divergent opinions about what constitutes authenticity, sovereignty, and even literature. It announces a culture beset by paradox: simultaneously primordial and postmodern; oral and inscribed; outmoded and novel. Its texts are a site of political struggle, shifting to meet external and internal expectations. This Cambridge History endeavors to capture and question the contested character of Indigenous texts and the way they are evaluated. It delineates significant periods of literary and cultural development in four sections: “Traces & Removals” (pre-1870s); “Assimilation and Modernity” (1879-1967); “Native American Renaissance” (post-1960s); and “Visions & Revisions” (21st century). These rubrics highlight how Native literatures have evolved alongside major transitions in federal policy toward the Indian, and via contact with broader cultural phenomena such, as the American Civil Rights movement. There is a balance between a history of canonical authors and traditions, introducing less-studied works and themes, and foregrounding critical discussions, approaches, and controversies.
Handbook of Native American Literature
Author : Andrew Wiget
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 18,59 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1135639108
Book Description
The Handbook of Native American Literature is a unique, comprehensive, and authoritative guide to the oral and written literatures of Native Americans. It lays the perfect foundation for understanding the works of Native American writers. Divided into three major sections, Native American Oral Literatures, The Historical Emergence of Native American Writing, and A Native American Renaissance: 1967 to the Present, it includes 22 lengthy essays, written by scholars of the Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures. The book features reports on the oral traditions of various tribes and topics such as the relation of the Bible, dreams, oratory, humor, autobiography, and federal land policies to Native American literature. Eight additional essays cover teaching Native American literature, new fiction, new theater, and other important topics, and there are bio-critical essays on more than 40 writers ranging from William Apes (who in the early 19th century denounced white society's treatment of his people) to contemporary poet Ray Young Bear. Packed with information that was once scattered and scarce, the Handbook of NativeAmerican Literature -a valuable one-volume resource-is sure to appeal to everyone interested in Native American history, culture, and literature. Previously published in cloth as The Dictionary of Native American Literature
