Native literature in Canada from the oral tradition to the present
Beginning with an examination of the old tradition from which it grew, this book provides a critical analysis of Indian writing. Sermons, letters, autobiographies, diaries, petitions, historical and travel writing, speeches, and journalism are considered alongside poetry, short stories, novels, dram...
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Toronto,New York
Oxford University Press
1990
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| Institutions: | Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh |
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| Summary: | Beginning with an examination of the old tradition from which it grew, this book provides a critical analysis of Indian writing. Sermons, letters, autobiographies, diaries, petitions, historical and travel writing, speeches, and journalism are considered alongside poetry, short stories, novels, drama, myths, and essays. Timely and important, this survey explores the sensibility and imagination reflected in the various modes of literary expression |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 213 p. ill. 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-204) and index |
| ISBN: | 0195407962 9780195407969 |