Reading the fire
Subtitle: the traditional Indian literatures of America
By: Jarold Ramsey.
Edition: Rev. and expanded.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
Subjects: Folk literature, Indian -- West (U.S.) -- History and criticism; Indian literature -- West (U.S.) -- History and criticism
Description: "Reading the Fire engages America's "first literatures," traditional Native American tales and legends, as literary art and part of our collective imaginative heritage. This revised edition includes four new essays."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-323) and index.