Native American Literatures - An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes

The earliest Native American writers wrote tribal histories or autobiographical accounts. Today, Native American writing is steeped in the oral traditions of many peoples and reflects a facility with language that is equally at home in prose or poetry. is a sourcebook that can enhance any reader''s appreciation of both the writers and their works. Cross referencing allows readers to move easily among the listings, guiding them to other examples of an author''s works and from character to character within a given novel.>

About the author

Kathy J. Whitson, Ph.D., is associate professor of English at Eureka College in Eureka, IL, specializing in Native American literatures.

Product details

• Authors: Kathy J Whitson, Kathy J. Whitson, Whitson Kathy J.
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.03.1999
• EAN: 9780874369328
• ISBN: 978-0-87436-932-8
• No. of pages: 295
• Series: ABC-CLIO Literary Companion
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; USA, Ethnic Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: general, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / African American & Black, North & Central American indigenous languages, North and Central American indigenous languages, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Race and Ethnicity: American Indian Studies