The Columbia Guide to American Indian Literatures of the United States Since 1945

Eric Cheyfitz

"All of the essays in this book provide essential updates on contemporary American Indian writing." — Norma C. Wilson, South Dakota History

"The Columbia Guide to American Indian Literatures Since 1945 is an extraordinary tour of literary sovereignty, a masterly critique of creative liberty, singular cultures, poetic delights, political survival, and always a profound celebration of a great native literature." — Gerald Vizenor, University of California, Berkeley, author of Fugitive Poses: Native American Indian Scenes of Absence and Presence.



"The Columbia Guide to American Indian Literatures Since 1945 is a fine, fine read. The text offers an excellent analysis, examination, and perspective on poetry, fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, and drama. Eric Cheyfitz does an admirable job as editor of a volume that is a must for libraries as well as a book to be simply enjoyed." — Simon J. Ortiz, University of Toronto, author of From Sand Creek: Rising in This Heart Which Is Our America

Related Subjects

• American Literature
• Literary Criticism and Theory
• Reference

Series

• Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945

About the Author

Eric Cheyfitz is Ernest I. White Professor of American Studies and Humane Letters at Cornell University. He is the author of The Poetics of Imperialism: Translation and Colonization from The Tempest to Tarzan. Cheyfitz is Ernest I. White Professor of American Studies & Humane Letters at Cornell University. He has also been professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, and has taught as well at Southern Methodist University and Georgetown University. A truly interdisciplinary scholar, he is the author of The Poetics of Imperialism: Translation and Colonization from "The Tempest" to "Tarzan" (Oxford, 1991 - selected as an outstanding academic book by Choice in 1991) and many essays on topics in American and Native American literature. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and an M.A. in creative writing from The Johns Hopkins University. Cheyfitz has received grants from numerous foundations, including the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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