Literature of the American Indians
Subtitle: views and interpretations : a gathering of Indian memories, symbolic contexts, and literary criticism
By: edited, with an introd. and notes, by Abraham Chapman.
Contributors: Chapman, Abraham.
Publisher: New American Library
Published: 1975
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: Indian literature -- United States -- History and criticism.; American literature -- Indian authors -- History and criticism.; Folk literature, Indian -- United States -- History and criticism.; Indians of North America -- Intellectual life.; Indians in literature.
Description: "This collection, drawing on Indian memories, symbolism and critical evaluations, adds to our understanding of both the traditional and contemporary literature of and about the American Indian. The whole spectrum of thought about Indian literature is covered here, starting with a Seneca legend on the origin of storytelling; progressing to nineteenth century commentaries by writers such as the Christian convert George Copway (Kah-Ge-Ga-Bowh), novelist William Gilmore Simms, and pioneer anthropologist Daniel G. Brinton; and finally presenting modern-day views by Tristram P. Coffin, Kenneth Rexroth, N. Scott Momaday, Jorge Luis Borges, and Paula Gunn Allen. The subject of Indian humor is delightfully examined by Vine Deloria, Jr., and the now classic texts of scholars such as Franz Boas and Constance Rourke are also included."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"A Meridian book."