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"The old lady Trill, the victory yell" : the power of women in Native American literature

Author: Patrice E M Hollrah
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Patrice E M Hollrah
ISBN: 0415946972 9780415946971
OCLC Number: 52166006
Description: 195 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction: "Writing Is Different from Tribe to Tribe": Historical and Cultural Contexts --
"The Old Lady Trill, the Victory Yell": Why Feminist Theory Does Not Apply to Native American Literature --
"We Must Be Masters of Our Circumstances": Rhetorical Sovereignty as Political Resistance in the Life and Works of Zitkala-Sa --
"The Men in the Bar Feared Her": The Power of Ayah in Leslie Marmon Silko's "Lullaby" --
"Women Are Strong, Strong, Terribly Strong": Female Intellectual Sovereignty in the Works of Louise Erdrich --
"'I'm Talking Like a Twentieth-Century Indian Woman'": Contemporary Female Warriors in the Works of Sherman Alexie --
Conclusion: "Indian Women Were and Are Powerful": Intellectual Sovereignty and the Strength of Female Warriors.
Responsibility: Patrice E.M. Hollrah.
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