Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women Paperback - 1990
by Paula Gunn Allen
According to Cherokee legend, Grandmother Spider brought the light of intelligence to the people. For the first time, Spider Woman's Granddaughters brings to light the original American. It is a unique addition to feminist literatire--and a treasure trove for the ever-increasing audience for Native American works.
First line
Americans have been raised on tales of brave warriors who are sometimes portrayed as noble victims of white depredation, but more often as blood-thirsty savages howling down in vengeance upon helpless white settlers.
From the jacket flap
"Impressive....Haunting....Enchanting...Every story in the book, which covers nearly a century of tradition, is interesting, written with intelligent passion."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWNative American scholar, literary critic, poet, and novelist Paula Gunn Allen, who is herself a Laguna Pueblo-Sioux Indian, became increasingly aware in her academic career that the writings of Native Americans, especially women, have been marginalized by the Western literary canon. Allen set out to understand why this was so and, more importantly, to remedy the situation. The result is this powerful collection of traditional tales, biographical writings, and contemporary short stories, many by the most accomplished Native American women writing today, including: Louise Erdrich, Mary TallMountain, Linda Hogan, and many others.
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- Title Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women
- Author Paula Gunn Allen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Printing
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ballantine Books, New York
- Date May 12, 1990
- ISBN 9780449905081 / 044990508X
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 8.03 x 5.2 x 0.57 in (20.40 x 13.21 x 1.45 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, American - Women authors, Indians of North America - Folklore
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 89091509
- Dewey Decimal Code 810.809
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Citations
- Booklist, 03/15/1998, Page 1235
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