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Native American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Sean Teuton
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In North America, the Indigenous literature we know today reaches back thousands of years to when the continent's original inhabitants first circled fires and shared tales of emergence and creation, journey and quest, heroism and trickery. Sean Teuton tells the story of Indigenous literature, from the time when oral narrative inspired the first Indigenous writers in English, through later writers' appropriation of genres to serve the creative and political needs of the times. In this lucid narrative he leads readers into the Indigenous worlds from which the literatures grows, where views about land and society and the role of ... Read more
In North America, the Indigenous literature we know today reaches back thousands of years to when the continent's original inhabitants first circled fires and shared tales of emergence and creation, journey and quest, heroism and trickery. Sean Teuton tells the story of Indigenous literature, from the time when oral narrative inspired the first Indigenous writers in English, through later writers' appropriation of genres to serve the creative and political needs of the times. In this lucid narrative he leads readers into the Indigenous worlds from which the literatures grows, where views about land and society and the role of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199944521
SKU
V9780199944521
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Ref
99-3
About Sean Teuton
Sean Teuton is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Arkansas and author of Red Land, Red Power: Grounding Knowledge in the American Indian Novel. He divides his time between Fayetteville, Arkansas and the neighboring Cherokee Nation, where he is a citizen.
Reviews for Native American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Teuton does a remarkable job of providing critical historical, cultural, and political background on a variety of tribal populations to prepare readers to enter into the study of Native American literatures ... this volume serves as a brief but informative survey that will provide valuable background for readers new to the field.
J. J. Donahue, CHOICE
J. J. Donahue, CHOICE