Contemporary Native Fiction by James J Donahue 2019 Hardback 9780367185954

Like New Condition. 178 Pages. thru Rouledge 6.25x9.25x.5 Inches. Synopsis "Toward a Narrative Poetics of Survivance (Narrative Theory and Culture). Contemporary Native Fiction: Toward a Narrative Poetics of Survivance analyzes paradigmatic works of contemporary Native American/First Nations literary fiction using the tools of narrative theory. Each chapter is read through the lens of a narrative theory – structuralist narratology, feminist narratology, rhetorical narratology, and unnatural narratology – in order to demonstrate how the formal structure of these narratives engage the political issues raised in the text. Additionally, each chapter shows how the inclusion of Native American/First Nations-authored narratives productively advance the theoretical work project of those narrative theories. This book offers a broad survey of possible means by which narrative theory and critical race theories can productively work together...." 106-01-27-25-01