03247oam 2200661I 450 991079185550332120230725020959.01-136-83958-51-283-04124-397866130412411-136-83959-30-203-83290-610.4324/9780203832905 (CKB)2560000000061637(EBL)668420(OCoLC)707068745(SSID)ssj0000485281(PQKBManifestationID)12172748(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000485281(PQKBWorkID)10603189(PQKB)11313142(MiAaPQ)EBC668420(Au-PeEL)EBL668420(CaPaEBR)ebr10452603(CaONFJC)MIL304124(OCoLC)710992759(EXLCZ)99256000000006163720180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReading Native American literature /Joseph L. Coulombe1st ed.London :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (196 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-57943-0 0-415-57942-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction. Native American literary outreach and the non-native reader -- Following the tracks : history and context of native writing -- Nothing but words : from confrontation to connection in N. Scott Momaday's House made of dawn -- Revitalizing the original clan : participant readers in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony -- Individualism vs. separation : imagining the self to foster unity via Gerald Vizenor's Bearheart -- Writing for connection: cross-cultural understanding in James Welch's historical fiction -- The approximate size of his favorite humor : Sherman Alexie's comic connections and disconnections in The lone ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven -- Stitching the gap : believing vs. knowing in Linda Hogan's Power.Native American literature explores divides between public and private cultures, ethnicities and experience. In this volume, Joseph Coulombe argues that Native American writers use diverse narrative strategies to engage with readers and are 'writing for connection' with both Native and non-Native audiences.Beginning with a historical overview of Native American literature, this book presents focused readings of key texts including: N. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony Gerald Vizenor's BearheaAmerican literatureIndian authorsHistory and criticismIndians of North AmericaIntellectual lifeIndians in literatureAmerican literatureIndian authorsHistory and criticism.Indians of North AmericaIntellectual life.Indians in literature.810.9/897Coulombe Joseph L.1966-,961398MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791855503321Reading Native American literature3802766UNINA