Reading Native American Literature

ISBN-13: 9780415579421 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 200 str.

Joseph L. Coulombe;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

Native American literature explores divides between public and private cultures, ethnicities and experience. In this volume, Joseph Coulombe argues that Native American writers use diverse narrative strategies to engage with readers and are 'writing for connection' with both Native and non-Native audiences.

Recenzje

"Coulombe speaks about his subject engagingly, refreshingly, and with joy. Every page supplies evidence of Coulombe's arguments, and a rich bibliography and deep index will serve readers well. Highly recommended."
– CHOICE

Spis treści

Introduction – Native American Literary Outreach and the Non-Native Reader  1. Following the Tracks: History and Context of Native Writing  2. Nothing but Words: From Confrontation to Connection in N. Scott Momaday’s House Made of Dawn 3. Revitalizing the Original Clan: Participant Readers in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony  4. Individualism vs. Separation: Imagining the Self to Foster Unity via Gerald Vizenor’s Bearheart  5. Writing for Connection: Cross-Cultural Understanding in James Welch’s Historical Fiction  6. The Approximate Size of His Favorite Humor: Sherman Alexie’s Comic Connections and Disconnections in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven  7. Stitching the Gap: Believing vs. Knowing in Linda Hogan’s Power  Works Cited

O autorze

Joseph L. Coulombe is Associate Professor of English at Rowan University, USA. He is author of Mark Twain and the American West (2003) and has published articles on Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Walt Whitman, Sherman Alexie, James Welch, and Emerson Bennett.