Document Type
Book
Publication Date
1986
Abstract
The emergence of a contemporary literature written in English by Native Americans has forced yet another reassessment of what constitutes a “Western American” literature. That Native American writers like Leslie Silko, N. Scott Momaday, and James Welch have been well-received both by academe and the mass market suggests on the one hand that these Native American writers have a good deal in common with Anglo-American literary traditions, both canonical and popular. On the other hand, the fact that they can be identified as “Native American” because of their preoccupation with particular themes or attitudes toward their art suggests that there is an alternative framework for evaluation.
Recommended Citation
Wiget, Andrew. Simon Ortiz. Boise, ID: Boise State University, 1986. Digital. Western Writers Series, 74.