Storied Voices in Native American Texts: Harry Robinson, Thomas King, James Welch and Leslie Marmon Silko / Edition 1

by Blanca Schorcht

Overview

This work approaches Native American literature from within an interdisciplinary framework that complicates traditional notions of literary origins and canon. It situates the discussion of Native literatures in a Native American context, suggesting that contemporary Native American writing has its roots in Native oral storytelling traditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415945813
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/12/2003
Series:	Indigenous Peoples and Politics
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Storied Lives Introduction: Listening to Stories 1. Recreating the World Through Story 2. Theorizing the World of the Novel 3. Recovering the World: Western Fictions 4. Prophesying the World Through Story Conclusion: Emerging Stories