Reading the fire : the traditional Indian literatures of America /

Ramsey, Jarold, 1937-

Reading the fire : the traditional Indian literatures of America / Jarold Ramsey; revised and expanded. - Rev. and expanded. - Seattle & London : University of Washington Press, 1999. - xxvii, 332 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-323) and index.

"Reading the Fire engages America's "first literatures," traditional Native American tales and legends, as literary art and part of our collective imaginative heritage. This revised edition includes four new essays."--BOOK JACKET.

0295977876 9780295977874

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Folk literature, Indian--History and criticism.--West (U.S.)
Indian literature--History and criticism.--West (U.S.)
Littâerature populaire indienne d'Amérique--Histoire et critique.--Amérique du Nord (Ouest)
Littâerature indienne d'Amérique--Histoire et critique.--Amérique du Nord (Ouest)

PM 155 / R183r 1999

398.2/089/97