The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature

Book Overview

Invisible, marginal, expected - these words trace the path of recognition for American Indian literature written in English since the late eighteenth century. This Companion chronicles and celebrates that trajectory by defining relevant institutional, historical, cultural, and gender contexts, by outlining the variety of genres written since the 1770s, and also by focusing on significant authors who established a place for Native literature in literary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521529794
• ISBN13: 9780521529792
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 8.9"