| American Indian Literatures Contributor(s): Ruoff, A. Lavonne Brown (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873521927 ISBN-13: 9780873521925 Publisher: Modern Language Association of America OUR PRICE: $17.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1990 Annotation: Providing a history of Native American literature from 1772 to the present, this work describes various types of oral literatures and life histories, evaluates secondary works in the field, and includes an extensive selected bibliography. Includes an appendix of important dates in American Indian history. Index. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Native American |
| Dewey: 897 |
| LCCN: 90013438 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.06" W x 8.99" (0.63 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: American Indian Literatures provides a history of Native American literature from 1772 to the present, describes types of oral literatures and life histories, evaluates secondary works in the field, and includes an extensive selected bibliography. A useful appendix lists important dates in American Indian history. "The most comprehensive introduction currently available to the genres and major authors of Native American oral and written literature". Booklist "The first thing likely to strike the reader upon opening LaVonne Ruoff's new volume is the range, variety, and richness of American Indian literatures. ... Well conceived and well executed, the book will be welcomed by students and teachers who are approaching the subject for the first time". Studies in American Indian Literature |