Art as Performance, Story as Criticism: Reflections on Native Literary Aesthetics

by Craig Womack, Craig S. Womack, Craig Womack

Pick up a work of typical literary criticism and you know what to expect: prose that is dry, pedantic, well-meaning but tedious--slow-going and essentially humorless. But why should that be so? Why can't more literary criticism have a political edge and be engaging and fast-paced? Why can't it include drama, personal narrative, and even humor? Why can't criticism become an artistic performance, rather than just a discussion of art?

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806140658
• ISBN13: 9780806140650
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"