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"The old lady Trill, the victory yell" : the power of women in Native American literature / / Patrice E.M. Hollrah



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Autore: Hollrah Patrice E. M. <1949-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: "The old lady Trill, the victory yell" : the power of women in Native American literature / / Patrice E.M. Hollrah Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Routledge, 2004
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (195 p.)
Disciplina: 813.009/352042
Soggetto topico: American literature - Indian authors - History and criticism
Women and literature - United States
Indian women - Intellectual life
Indian women in literature
Women in literature
Indian women
Note generali: Formerly CIP.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-189) and index.
Nota di contenuto: chapter 1 Introduction: “Writing Is Different from Tribe to Tribe” -- chapter 2 “The Old Lady Trill, the Victory Yell” -- chapter 3 “We Must Be Masters of Our Circumstances” -- chapter 4 “The Men in the Bar Feared Her” -- chapter 5 “Women Are Strong, Strong, Terribly Strong” -- chapter 6 “‘I’m Talking Like a Twentieth-Century Indian Woman’” -- chapter 7 Conclusion: “Indian Women Were and Are Powerful”.
Sommario/riassunto: Covering the work of four of the 20th century's Native American authors, this text argues that a tribal construct of gender relations, where the relationship between male & female roles is complementary rather that hierarchical, accounts for the existence of empowered female characters in literature.
Titolo autorizzato: "The old lady trill, the victory yell"  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-135-93892-X
1-138-97744-6
1-135-93893-8
1-280-01974-3
0-203-50783-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910808637803321
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Serie: Native Americans (Routledge (Firm))