Description
Book SynopsisA survey style introduction to contemporary Native American literature aimed at students with little or no experience of the subject, or of Native American culture or history.
Trade ReviewThis is an accessible, informed and informative guide to current Native American writing which will be of use to all students embarking on study of this often contested subject. -- Faith Pullin, University of Edinburgh Journal of American Studies This is an accessible, informed and informative guide to current Native American writing which will be of use to all students embarking on study of this often contested subject.
Table of Contents1 Introduction; 2 The Emergence and Development of Native American Literature; 3 Seminal Writers: N. Scott Momaday, James Welch and Leslie Marmon Silko; 4 Writing Women: Louise Erdrich, Anna Lee Walters and Luci Tapahonso; 5 Tricksters and Critics: Simon Ortiz, Louis Owens and Gerald Vizenor; 6 Extending the Canon: Recent Native Writers; Bibliography and Further Reading; Index
