Louise Erdrich Tracks ; the Last report on the miracles at Little No Horse ; the Plague of Doves edited by Deborah L. Madsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Madsen, Deborah L., editor.

Series:

Continuum studies in contemporary North American fiction.

Continuum studies in contemporary North American fiction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Erdrich, Louise--Criticism and interpretation.

Erdrich, Louise.

Erdrich, Louise. Tracks.

Erdrich, Louise. Last report on the miracles at Little No Horse.

Erdrich, Louise. Plague of doves.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Leading scholars critically explore three leading novels by Louise Erdrich, one of the most important and popular Native American writers working today. Louise Erdrich has shaped the possibilities for Native American, women's and popular fiction in the United States during the late twentieth century. Louise Erdrich collects new essays by noted scholars of Native American Literature on three important novels that chart the trajectory of Erdrich's novelistic career, ""Tracks (1988),"" ""The Last Report on the Miracles At Little No Horse (2001)"" and ""The Plague of Doves (2007)"". This book illu

Contents:

1. Louise Erdrich the aesthetics of Mino Bimaadiziwin / Deborah L. Madsen

pt. I : Tracks. 2. A Bowen family systems reading of Tracks / Allan Chavkin and Nancy Feyl Chavkin

3. "I knew there never was another martyr like me" : Pauline Puyat, historical trauma and Tracks / Connie A. Jacobs

4. "To become a bureaucrat myself" : history and law in Tracks / David Stirrup

pt. II : The last report on the miracles at Little No Horse. 5. Power and authority in the realms of racial and gender politics : postcolonial and critical race theory in The last report on the miracles at Little No Horse / Mark Shackleton

6. "We speak of everything" : indigenous traditions in The last report on the miracles at Little No Horse / P. Jane Hafen

7. Love and the slippery slope of sexual orientation : L/G/B/T/Q etc. Sensibility in The last report on the miracles at Little No Horse / Patrice Hollrah

pt. III : The plague of doves. 8. "It all does come to nothing in the end" : nationalism and gender in Louise Erdrich's The plague of doves / Gina Valentino

9. So, a priest walks into a reservation tragicomedy : humor in The plague of doves / John Gamber

10. Haunted by birds : an eco-critical view of personhood in Louise Erdrich's The plague of doves / Catherine Rainwater

1. Louise Erdrich in Context Deborah L. Madsen

PART I: Tracks

Short introduction Deborah L. Madsen

2. A Bowen Family Systems Reading of Tracks Allan Chavkin & Nancy Feyl Chavkin

3. "I knew there never was another martyr like me": Pauline Puyat, Historical Trauma, and Tracks Connie A. Jacobs

4. "To become a bureaucrat myself": History and Law in Tracks David Stirrup

PART II: The Last Report on the Miracles At Little No Horse

5. Power and Authority in the Realms of Racial and Gender Politics: Postcolonial and Critical Race Theory in The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse Mark Shackleton

6. "We Speak of Everything": Indigenous Traditions in The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse P. Jane Hafen

7. Love and the Slippery Slope of Sexual Orientation: L

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B

T

Qetc Sensibility in The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse Patrice Hollrah PART III: The Plague of Doves \ Short introduction Deborah L. Madsen

8. "It All Does Come to Nothing in the End": Nationalism and Gender in Louise Erdrich's The Plague of Doves Gina Valentino

9. So, a Priest Walks into a Reservation Tragicomedy: Humor in The Plague of Doves John Gamber

10. Haunted by Birds: An Eco-critical View of Personhood in Louise Erdrich's The Plague of Doves Catherine Rainwater

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Notes on Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-184) and index

ISBN:

9786613245854

9781472542588

1472542584

9781441142061

1441142061

9781283245852

128324585X

9781441156969

1441156968

OCLC:

749264623

Publisher Number:

60001443164