Native American Drama - A Critical Perspective

Zusammenfassung Introducing the field of Native theatre! this study provides a critical examination of how to approach Native plays. Stanlake demonstrates how Native American plays! from Lynn Riggs' Cherokee Night to Tomson Highway's Ernestine Shuswap! use Native American philosophies to construct meaning for their readers and viewers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. A history of Native American drama; 2. Developing a critical perspective for Native American drama; 3. Native American platial history; 4. Platiality in Native American drama; 5. Native storytelling; 6. Storying and tribalography in Native American drama; 7. Representing uncontainable identities; 8. Acts of survivance in Native American drama; 9. Interconnected theories and the future of Native American drama.

Product details

• Authors: Christy Stanlake, Christy (United States Naval Academy Stanlake, Stanlake Christy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521182409
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18240-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, North America, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, United States of America, USA, North America (USA and Canada), Literary studies: plays and playwrights