Contemporary American Indian Literatures and the Oral Tradition

by Susan Berry Brill de Ramírez

Book Overview

Because American Indian literatures are largely informed by their respective oral storytelling traditions, they may be more difficult to understand or interpret than the more text-based literatures with which most readers are familiar. In this insightful new book, Susan Berry Brill de Ram rez addresses the limitations of contemporary criticism and theory in opening up the worlds of story within American Indian literatures, proposing instead a conversive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816519579
• ISBN13: 9780816519576
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"