Contemporary Native American literature

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."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780748621491
ISBN: 0748621490
Physical Description: print
177 pages ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- The emergence and development of Native American literature -- Seminal writers: N. Scott Momaday, James Welch and Leslie Marmon Silko -- Writing women: Louise Erdrich, Anna Lee Walters and Luci Tapahonso, 1980-2000 -- Tricksters and critics: Simon Ortiz, Louis Owens and Gerald Vizenor, 1980-2000 -- Extending the canon: recent native writing.