"The old lady trill, the victory yell" : the power of women in Native American literature /

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Covering the work of four of the 20th century's Native American authors, this text argues that a tribal construct of gender relations, where the relationship between male & female roles is complementary rather that hierarchical, accounts for the existence of empowered female characters in l...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hollrah, Patrice E. M., 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Native Americans (Routledge (Firm))
Subjects:
American literature > Indian authors > History and criticism.
Women and literature > United States.
Indian women in literature.
Women in literature.
Indian women.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs indiens d'Amérique > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > États-Unis.
Femmes des Peuples autochtones dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Femmes des Peuples autochtones.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature > Indian authors.
Women and literature.
United States.
Multi-User: limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: "Writing Is Different from Tribe to Tribe"
  • chapter 2 "The Old Lady Trill, the Victory Yell"
  • chapter 3 "We Must Be Masters of Our Circumstances"
  • chapter 4 "The Men in the Bar Feared Her"
  • chapter 5 "Women Are Strong, Strong, Terribly Strong"
  • chapter 6 "'I'm Talking Like a Twentieth-Century Indian Woman'"
  • chapter 7 Conclusion: "Indian Women Were and Are Powerful."

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