Humor in Contemporary Native North American Literature: Reimagining Nativeness

by Eva Gruber

In contrast to the popular clich of the "stoic Indian," humor has always been important in Native North American cultures. Recent Native literature testifies to the centrality of this tradition. Yet literary criticism has so far largely neglected these humorous aspects, instead frequently choosing to concentrate on representations of trauma and cultural disruption, at the risk of reducing Native characters and Native cultures to the position of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571132570
• ISBN13: 9781571132574
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"