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16 of the Best Books and Articles on: Native American Literature

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1.

Indian Nation: Native American Literature and Nineteenth-Century Nationalisms » Read Now
by Cheryl Walker. 262 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Pease Indian Nation Native American Literature and Nineteenth-Century...164 9. Native American Literature and Nineteenth-Century...first started teaching Native American...
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The Remembered Earth: An Anthology of Contemporary Native American Literature » Read Now
by Geary Hobson. 420 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Anthology of Contemporary Native American Literature Edited by GEARY HOBSON...these things contemporary Native American literature certainly is. It is indeed...Isnt it...
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Song of the Sky: Versions of Native American Song-Poems » Read Now
by Brian Swann. 160 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

'A brilliant display of the amazing range and depth of Native American poetic traditions and a stunning revelation that poetry really is a ubiquitous art--A triumphant work.'--Paul G. Zolbrod, North Dakota Review
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Indian Story and Song from North America » Read Now
by Alice C. Fletcher. 132 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

The present book, Indian Story and Song from North America (1900), was inspired by enthusiasm for Native American music generated at the Congress of Musicians held in connection with the Trans-Mississippi Exposition, Omaha, July 1898.
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Earth's Mind: Essays in Native Literature » Read Now
by Roger Dunsmore. 234 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...IN EARTHS NATIVE LITERATURE MIND...to those of American Indian ancestry...essays in native literature / Roger Dunsmore...criticism. 2. American literature...learned from...
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Native American Identities: From Stereotype to Archetype in Art and Literature » Read Now
by Scott B. Vickers. 194 pgs.

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library
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Winged Words: American Indian Writers Speak » Read Now
by Laura Coltelli. 212 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

In Winged Words Laura Coltelli interviews some of America's foremost Indian poets and novelists, including Paula Gunn Allen, Michael Dorris, Louise Erdrich, and others. They candidly discuss the debt to old and the creation of new traditions, the proprieties of age and gender, and the relations...
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In Winged Words Laura Coltelli interviews some of America's foremost Indian poets and novelists, including Paula Gunn Allen, Michael Dorris, Louise Erdrich, and others. They candidly discuss the debt to old and the creation of new traditions, the proprieties of age and gender, and the relations between Indian writers and non-Indian readers and critics, and between writers and anthropologists and historians.
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American Indian Women: Telling Their Lives (Chap. 1 "American Indian Women's Narratives: The Literary Tradition") » Read Now
by Gretchen M. Bataille, Kathleen Mullen Sands. 212 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...visions. American Indian womens...genres of oral native literatures, for it is...American literature, to the...narratives in American Indian written...accommodated native...
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"The Old Lady Trill, the Victory Yell": The Power of Women in Native American Literature » Read Now
by Patrice E. M. Hollarh. 198 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

From warrior women to female deities who control the cycle of live, female characters in Native American literature exhibit a social and spiritual empowerment that is quite different from the average Pocahontas or squaw we are used to seeing in mainstream literature. This work argues that a tribal...
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From warrior women to female deities who control the cycle of live, female characters in Native American literature exhibit a social and spiritual empowerment that is quite different from the average Pocahontas or squaw we are used to seeing in mainstream literature. This work argues that a tribal construct of gender relations, where the relationship between male and female roles is complementary rather than hierarchical, accounts for the existence of these empowered female characters in Native American literature. Focusing on the work of four of the twentieth century's most famous Native American authors, Zitkala-Sa, Leslie Marmon Silko, Louise Erdich and Sherman Alexie, Hollrah suggests that is important to evaluate Native American literary female characters in a cultural paradigm that is less Euro-American and more compatible to the complementary of Native American culture.
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The Nature of Native American Poetry » Read Now
by Norma C. Wilson. 176 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

The beginning of the twenty-first century marks the maturation of the voices of indigenous poets in the United States. Norma Wilson's appealing and accessible collection of essays is both an introduction to and an enthusiastic celebration of the poetic vistas inhabited by modern Native American...
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The beginning of the twenty-first century marks the maturation of the voices of indigenous poets in the United States. Norma Wilson's appealing and accessible collection of essays is both an introduction to and an enthusiastic celebration of the poetic vistas inhabited by modern Native American writers. Wilson's scope is both broad and specific as she draws from contemporary criticism, tribal histories and folklore, interviews with writers, and, of course, from the poetry itself. Her study is firmly grounded in the oral traditions and personal and tribal histories of the eight poets on whom she focuses. At the same time, Wilson's broad understanding of the literary heritage of East, West, and First nations allows her to place Native American poetry in global and historical context. Wilson points out Native American writers have been influenced by such well known Western 'canon' poets as Blake, Whitman, and Ginsberg. Her study further elucidates the clear mark that Native American literature, culture, and oral-poetic traditions have left on five centuries of British and American literature. This is a guidebook mapping the modern rhythms of our ancient literary landscape.
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That the People Might Live: Native American Literatures and Native American Community » Read Now
by Jace Weaver. 256 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

In one of the broadest critical readings to date, Jace Weaver takes the body of Native American literature and uses it as a resource for reflection on Native American values and spirituality.
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The Native American Oral Tradition: Voices of the Spirit and Soul » Read Now
by Lois J. Einhorn. 188 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Einhorn, a rhetorical scholar, explores the rich history of the Native American oral tradition, focusing on stories, orations, prayers, and songs. Because American Indians existed without written language for many generations, their culture was strongly dependent on an oral tradition for continuity...
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Einhorn, a rhetorical scholar, explores the rich history of the Native American oral tradition, focusing on stories, orations, prayers, and songs. Because American Indians existed without written language for many generations, their culture was strongly dependent on an oral tradition for continuity and preservation. Not surprisingly, they spent many hours perfecting the art of oral communication and learning methods for committing their messages to memory. Einhorn thoroughly examines the important aspects of this unique oral tradition from a rhetorical perspective, covering individual speakers, nations, and time periods.
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The Turn to the Native: Studies in Criticism and Culture » Read Now
by Arnold Krupat. 149 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

The Turn to the Native is a long-awaited assessment of Native American studies by one of its leading practitioners. Learned and passionate, the book is a timely account of Native American literature and the critical writings that have grown up around it. It is also a polemical intervention by a...
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The Turn to the Native is a long-awaited assessment of Native American studies by one of its leading practitioners. Learned and passionate, the book is a timely account of Native American literature and the critical writings that have grown up around it. It is also a polemical intervention by a critic with abiding loyalties to Native American culture and to the Western intellectual heritage that has often been seen as hostile to Native culture and society.
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Beyond Bounds: Cross-Cultural Essays on Anglo, American Indian, and Chicano Literature » Read Now
by Robert Franklin Gish. 176 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...and the Anglo-American peoples carry out...Indian, and Chicano literature reflect certain...as a New Mexico native and citizen of...American initiate into Native American...
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Identity, Voice, and Authority: Artist-Audience Relations in Native American Literature, in World Literature Today » Read Now
by Andrew Wiget. 6 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Audience Relations in Native American Literature By ANDREW WIGET The...authority is inescapable in Native American literature. Although the comments...cannot adequately...
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Dictionary of Native American Literature » Read Now
by Andrew Wiget. 598 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library