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Author Tillett, Rebecca.

Title Contemporary Native American literature / Rebecca Tillett
Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 177 pages ; 22cm
Series BAAS paperbacks
BAAS paperbacks.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The Emergence and Development of Native American Literature -- 3. Seminal Writers: N. Scott Momaday, James Welch and Leslie Marm on Silko -- 4. Writing Women: Louise Erdrich, Anna Lee Walters and Luci Tapahonso, 1980-2000 -- 5. Tricksters and Critics: Simon Ortiz, Louis Owens and Gerald Vizenor, 1980-2000 -- 6. Extending the Canon: Recent Native Writing
Summary "This introduction to contemporary Native American literature is suitable for students with little or no knowledge of the subject, or of Native American culture or history." "It examines influential texts in the context of the historical moment of their production, with reference to significant literary developments. Most importantly, Native literature is assessed within the wider socio-political context of American colonialism, the history of Federal-Indian relations and policies, popular perceptions of 'Indians', and contemporary Native economic, social, and political realities."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Indian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
LC no. 01381802
ISBN 0748621490 (paperback)
9780748621491 (paperback)