Storied Voices in Native American Texts - Harry Robinson, Thomas King, James Welch and Leslie Marmon Silko

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List 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

About the author

Blanca Schorcht

Summary

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

• Authors: Blanca Schorcht
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2016
• EAN: 9781138982956
• ISBN: 978-1-138-98295-6
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Indigenous Peoples and Politics; Indigenous Peoples and Politic; Indigenous Peoples and Politics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; USA, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Indigenous Peoples, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Indigenous, Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity, Relating to Native American people / First Americans