An Anthology Of Indigenous Literatures In English

Download or read book An Anthology of Indigenous Literatures in English written by Armand Garnet Ruffo and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over twenty years after the publication of its groundbreaking first edition, An Anthology of Indigenous Literatures in English continues to provide the most comprehensive coverage of Indigenous literatures within Canada available in one volume. Emphasizing the importance of orature within thetradition, the anthology presents traditional songs of the Southern First Nations and the Inuit before moving on to showcase a diverse array of graphic and short stories, poems, plays, letters, and essays crafted by exceptional writers from a wide variety of periods and backgrounds. Newly revisedand expanded, the fifth edition introduces many new voices and selections, preserving the collection's traditional balance of historical and contemporary Indigenous literatures.