Coulombe, Joseph L., 1966-

Reading Native American literature [electronic resource] / Joseph L. Coulombe. - 1st ed. - New York : Routledge, 2011. - ix, 188 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Native American literary outreach and the non-native reader -- Following the tracks : history and context of native writing -- Nothing but words : from confrontation to connection in N. Scott Momaday's House made of dawn -- Revitalizing the original clan : participant readers in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony -- Individualism vs. separation : imagining the self to foster unity via Gerald Vizenor's Bearheart -- Writing for connection: cross-cultural understanding in James Welch's historical fiction -- The approximate size of his favorite humor : Sherman Alexie's comic connections and disconnections in The lone ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven -- Stitching the gap : believing vs. knowing in Linda Hogan's Power.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780203832905 (electronic bk.)




American literature--Indian authors--History and criticism.
Indians of North America--Intellectual life.
Indians in literature.


Electronic books.

PS153.I52 / C59 2011

810.9/897