Title: The Indian Chief as Tragic Hero
First published: 2005
Description: The leaders of anti-colonial wars of resistance - Metacom, Pontiac, Tecumseh and Cuauhtemoc - spread fear across the frontiers of North America. However, after their defeat, they became martyrs. Gordon Sayre analyses the tragedies and epics written aboutthese leaders and explores their own speeches and strategies.
Subjects: Indians of North America, History and criticism, Historiography, Kings and rulers, American literature, Wars, Heroes in literature, American drama (Tragedy), Biography, Indians in literature, American literature, history and criticism, Indians of north america, biography, American drama, history and criticism, Indiens d'Amérique, Chefs, Biographies, Histoire et critique, Historiographie, Guerres, Indiens d'Amérique dans la littérature, Héros dans la littérature, Tragédie américaine, Littérature américaine, LITERARY CRITICISM, American, General, Widerstand, Häuptling, Literatur, Aufstand
LC classification: PS173.I6 S288 2005