Leslie Marmon Silko''s Ceremony - A Casebook

Klappentext Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony! the most important novel of the Native American Renaissance! is among the most most widely taught and studied novels in higher education today. In it! Silko recounts a young man's search for consolation in his tribe's history and traditions! and his resulting voyage of self-discovery and discovery of the world. The fourteen essays in this casebook include a variety of theoretical approaches and provide the reader with crucial information! especially on Native American beliefs! that will enhance their understanding and appreciation of this contemporary classic. The collection also includes two interviews with Silko in which she explains the importance of the oral tradition and storytelling! along with autobiographical basis of the novel. Zusammenfassung "Ceremony" is one of the most widely taught and studied Native American literature texts. This casebook includes theoretical approaches and information, especially on Native American beliefs, that should enhance their understanding and appreciation of this contemporary classic.

Product details

• Authors: Allan Chavkin
• Assisted by: Allan Chavkin (Editor), Allan Richard Chavkin (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2002
• EAN: 9780195142839
• ISBN: 978-0-19-514283-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Casebooks in Criticism; Casebooks in Criticism
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Ethnic Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, American English, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary essays, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity