Stories Through Theories/Theories Through Stories: North American Indian Writing, Storytelling, and Critique

The essays in this collection examine the uneasy relationship between American Indian literature and literary theory. Contributors take a variety of approaches, some subjecting American Indian narratives to theoretical critique based on ＂western depth models,＂ while others find critique in storytelling and processes of narrative production, thereby exposing dimensions of literary theory that grow from the indigenous ground of Native stories themselves. This book will appeal mainly to scholars of Native literature. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)