1st Edition

The Routledge Companion to Native American Literature

Edited By Deborah L. Madsen Copyright 2016
550 Pages
by Routledge

550 Pages
by Routledge

550 Pages
by Routledge

The Routledge Companion to Native American Literature engages the multiple scenes of tension — historical, political, cultural, and aesthetic — that constitutes a problematic legacy in terms of community identity, ethnicity, gender and sexuality, language, and sovereignty in the study of Native American literature. This important and timely addition to the field provides context for issues that... Read more
Introduction: The Indigenous Contexts of Native. American. Literature., Deborah Madsen

Biography

Deborah L. Madsen is Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

"... an invaluable resource. Summing Up: Recommended."

- R. Welburn, University of Massachusetts Amherst in CHOICE

"Another invigorating aspect of several essays in the collection is the manner in which they reveal a wealth of complexity and diversity within the literature and the attendant literary criticism. As a body, these entries reflect on a great number of the opinions, traditions and debates found in Indian Country. The effect is to offer the reader
a rich and dynamic consideration of the nuances that exist within the field as a whole."

- Wasafiri, 32:2