1st Edition

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

By Blanca Schorcht Copyright 2004
    182 Pages
    by Routledge

    182 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    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

    Biography

    Blanca Schorcht