Title: I remain alive : the Sioux literary renaissance /
Authors: Heflin, Ruth J.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: American literature Indian authors History and criticism; Dakota literature History and criticism.; Dakota Indians in literature.; Indians of North America Intellectual life.; Indians in literature
Abstract: "In "I Remain Alive," Ruth J. Heflin explores the literary endeavors of five of the most prominent Native American writers from the turn of the century - Charles Eastman, Gertrude Bonnin, Luther Standing Bear, Nicholas Black Elk, and Ella Deloria - and challenges the traditional view of Native American literature." "Their stories helped shape the future of America; its identity; its developing appreciation of nature; its acceptance of alternative religions and medical practices; an awareness of the oral tradition; and a sense of multiculturalism. In this book, Heflin seeks to place these writers alongside American and English modernist work and within mainstream literature."--Jacket.
Contents: Introduction: redefining a type through example -- The brave thing to do: Charles Eastman's warpath to the creation of a new literary form -- "As long as you think I can't, I will show that I can": Luther Standing Bear's quest for honor -- Weaving a magic design: Gertrude Bonnin creates a new literary tradition as Zitkala-Sa -- Literary kinships: Ella Deloria as interstitial author -- Black Elk passes on the power of the earth: melding religions, purposes, and literary traditions in Black Elk speaks.