Reading Native American literature

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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.

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Full title :Reading Native American literature / Joseph L. Coulombe.

Summary

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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (ix, 188 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780203832905, 0203832906, 9781136839597, 1136839593, 9786613041241, 6613041246, 1283041243, 9781283041249
oclc:ocn710992759
LC Classification:PS153.I52
Dewey Decimal:810.9/897

Introduction. Native American literary outreach and the non-native reader -- Following the tracks: history and context of native writing -- Nothing but words: from confrontation to connection in N. Scott Momaday's House made of dawn -- Revitalizing the original clan: participant readers in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony -- Individualism vs. separation: imagining the self to foster unity via Gerald Vizenor's Bearheart -- Writing for connection: cross-cultural understanding in James Welch's historical fiction -- The approximate size of his favorite humor: Sherman Alexie's comic connections and disconnections in The lone ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven -- Stitching the gap: believing vs. knowing in Linda Hogan's Power.

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American literature -- Indian authors Amerikaans Bellettrie Criticism, interpretation, etc Electronic resource Indianen Indians in literature Indians of North America -- Intellectua… LITERARY CRITICISM -- American Littérature américaine -- Auteurs indie…