Literature of the American Indians views and interpretations : a gathering of Indian memories, symbolic contexts, and literary criticism edited, with an introd. and notes, by Abraham Chapman
The origin of stories / A Seneca legend -- Legendary stories and historical tales of the Ojibway nation / G. Copway or Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh -- The soul of the Indian (foreword) ; The unwritten scriptures / Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa) -- Cheyenne memories: earliest stories / John Stands in Timber and Margot Liberty -- The circle and the square / John Fire/Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes -- The spirits / Ruth M. Underhill -- The man made of words / N. Scott Momaday -- The sacred hoop: a contemporary Indian perspective on American Indian literature / Paula Gunn Allen -- From Seven arrows / Hyemeyohsts Storm -- Seven Arrows desecrates Cheyenne / Rupert Costo -- Indian humor / Vine Deloria, Jr. -- Literature and art among the American aborigines / William Gilmore Simms -- Aboriginal American authors and their productions / Daniel G. Brinton -- The significance of American Indian myths, legends, and tales / Jeremiah Curtin -- The relation of Indian story and song / Alice C. Fletcher -- Stylistic aspects of primitive literature / Franz Boas -- The trickster / Paul Radin -- The Indian background of American theatricals / Constance Rourke -- The path on the rainbow / Mary Austin -- The oral poetry of the Indians / Jorge Luis Borges -- American Indian songs / Kenneth Rexroth -- Total translation / Jerome Rothenberg -- American Indian verse translations / William Bevis -- The Indian treaty as literature / Lawrence C. Wroth -- Remarks on reading Indian Tales of North America / Tristram P. Coffin -- N. Scott Momaday: racial memory and individual imagination / Barbara Strelke
Summary:
"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"
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American literature--Indian authors--History and criticism Search this
Folk literature, Indian--History and criticism Search this
Indian literature--History and criticism Search this
