The Routledge Companion to Native American Literature engages the multiple scenes of tension - historical, political, cultural, and aesthetic - that constitutes a problematic legacy in terms of community identity, ethnicity, gender and sexuality, language, and sovereignty in the study of Native American literature. This important and timely addition to the field provides context for issues that enter into Native American literary texts through allusions, references, and language use.

The volume presents over forty essays by leading and emerging international scholars and analyses:

• regional, cultural, racial and sexual identities in Native American literature
• key historical moments from the earliest period of colonial contact to the present
• worldviews in relation to issues such as health, spirituality, animals, and physical environments
• traditions of cultural creation that are key to understanding the styles, allusions, and language of Native American Literature
• the impact of differing literary forms of Native American literature.

This collection provides a map of the critical issues central to the discipline, as well as uncovering new perspectives and new directions for the development of the field. It supports academic study and also assists general readers who require a comprehensive yet manageable introduction to the contexts essential to approaching Native American Literature. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the past, present and future of this literary culture.

Contributors: Joseph Bauerkemper, Susan Bernardin, Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez, Kirby Brown, David J. Carlson, Cari M. Carpenter, Eric Cheyfitz, Tova Cooper, Alicia Cox, Birgit Dawes, Janet Fiskio, Earl E. Fitz, John Gamber, Kathryn N. Gray, Sarah Henzi, Susannah Hopson, Hsinya Huang, Brian K. Hudson, Bruce E. Johansen, Judit Agnes Kadar, Amelia V. Katanski, Susan Kollin, Chris LaLonde, A. Robert Lee, Iping Liang, Drew Lopenzina, Brandy Nalani McDougall, Deborah Madsen, Diveena Seshetta Marcus, Sabine N. Meyer, Carol Miller, David L. Moore, Birgit Brander Rasmussen, Mark Rifkin, Kenneth M. Roemer, Oliver Scheiding, Lee Schweninger, Stephanie A. Sellers, Kathryn W. Shanley, Leah Sneider, David Stirrup, Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr., Tammy Wahpeconiah

Reviews

"... an invaluable resource. Summing Up: Recommended."

- R. Welburn, University of Massachusetts Amherst in CHOICE

"Another invigorating aspect of several essays in the collection is the manner in which they reveal a wealth of complexity and diversity within the literature and the attendant literary criticism. As a body, these entries reflect on a great number of the opinions, traditions and debates found in Indian Country. The effect is to offer the reader
a rich and dynamic consideration of the nuances that exist within the field as a whole."

- Wasafiri, 32:2

Book Information
ISBN 9780367365622
Author Deborah L. Madsen
Format Paperback
Page Count 550
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 1020g