Three American literatures
Subtitle: essays in Chicano, Native American, and Asian-American literature for teachers of American literature
By: edited by Houston A. Baker, Jr. ; with an introduction by Walter J. Ong.
Contributors: Baker, Houston A.
Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
Published: 1982
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: American literature -- Minority authors -- History and criticism; American literature -- Mexican American authors -- History and criticism; American literature -- Asian American authors -- History and criticism; American literature -- Indian authors -- History and criticism; Indians of North America -- Intellectual life; Mexican Americans -- Intellectual life; Asian Americans -- Intellectual life; Mexican Americans in literature; Asian Americans in literature; Ethnic groups in literature; Minorities in literature; Ethnicity in literature; Indians in literature; United States -- Literatures -- History and criticism
Description: "This well-chosen selection contributes to our understanding of the psychological and cultural complexities of these minority groups and helps us, as Baker suggests, 'arrive at a [more] just assessment of the distinctive character of American social and intellectual history.'"--World Literature Today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.