Captured by Texts: Puritan to Postmodern Images of Indian Captivity

by Gary L. Ebersole

Book Overview

How has the American Indian captivity narrative been used to explain the human condition? How does it serve to interpret the meaning of pain and suffering, gender, and the primitive-civilized dichotomy? In Captured by Texts, Gary L. Ebersole explores these questions, showing that our fictional interpretation of captivity can construct a world of meaning that liberates us in the face of adversity, pain, and loss of identity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813916070
• ISBN13: 9780813916071
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher