The Editor of this collection, A. Robert Lee, is a leading expert in the field. He is Professor of American Literature at Nihon University, Tokyo. His Multicultural American Literature: Comparative Black, Native, Latino/a and Asian American Fictions (2003) won the American Book Award in 2001 and his recent works include Modern American Counter Writing: Beats, Outriders, Ethnics (Routledge, 2010)

'Native American Writing by A. Robert Lee presents the creative, critical, and historical essence of contemporary continental literature, a generous, learned tour de force, and the very first comprehensive tour d'horizon of the literature of Native American Indians.'- Gerald Vizenor'This is an outstanding collection of examples and discussions of Indigenous American literature in all its forms, from poetry to prose, life-writing to critical theory, Canada to Mexico and all points in between. Few scholars, if any, can match the breadth and depth of A. Robert Lee’s understanding of the Native American literary canon: the introductory essay on its own is a map that guides newcomers surefootedly through an often complex field. The selections include an impressive number of the most important essays from the past forty years of critical study in this area, and cover every major Native American and First Nations writer. This volume will be an essential component of any collection of Indigenous literary expression for a long time to come.'-James Mackay, European University, Cyprus

• Part 1: Native Literary StatementsPart 2: OverviewsPart 3: Theory PerspectivesPart 4: Oral Traditions and LegaciesPart 5: Selected Autobiographical StudiesPart 6: Modern Native AutobiographiesPart 7: Early Modern Native American WritingPart 8: Modern Native American FictionPart 9: Native American PoetryPart 10: Native American DramaPart 11: Selected First Nations/Canadian Writing

The Editor of this collection, A. Robert Lee, is a leading expert in the field. He is Professor of American Literature at Nihon University, Tokyo. His Multicultural American Literature: Comparative Black, Native, Latino/a and Asian American Fictions (2003) won the American Book Award in 2001 and his recent works include Modern American Counter Writing: Beats, Outriders, Ethnics (Routledge, 2010)

'Native American Writing by A. Robert Lee presents the creative, critical, and historical essence of contemporary continental literature, a generous, learned tour de force, and the very first comprehensive tour d'horizon of the literature of Native American Indians.'- Gerald Vizenor'This is an outstanding collection of examples and discussions of Indigenous American literature in all its forms, from poetry to prose, life-writing to critical theory, Canada to Mexico and all points in between. Few scholars, if any, can match the breadth and depth of A. Robert Lee’s understanding of the Native American literary canon: the introductory essay on its own is a map that guides newcomers surefootedly through an often complex field. The selections include an impressive number of the most important essays from the past forty years of critical study in this area, and cover every major Native American and First Nations writer. This volume will be an essential component of any collection of Indigenous literary expression for a long time to come.'-James Mackay, European University, Cyprus

• Part 1: Native Literary StatementsPart 2: OverviewsPart 3: Theory PerspectivesPart 4: Oral Traditions and LegaciesPart 5: Selected Autobiographical StudiesPart 6: Modern Native AutobiographiesPart 7: Early Modern Native American WritingPart 8: Modern Native American FictionPart 9: Native American PoetryPart 10: Native American DramaPart 11: Selected First Nations/Canadian Writing

The Editor of this collection, A. Robert Lee, is a leading expert in the field. He is Professor of American Literature at Nihon University, Tokyo. His Multicultural American Literature: Comparative Black, Native, Latino/a and Asian American Fictions (2003) won the American Book Award in 2001 and his recent works include Modern American Counter Writing: Beats, Outriders, Ethnics (Routledge, 2010)

'Native American Writing by A. Robert Lee presents the creative, critical, and historical essence of contemporary continental literature, a generous, learned tour de force, and the very first comprehensive tour d'horizon of the literature of Native American Indians.'- Gerald Vizenor'This is an outstanding collection of examples and discussions of Indigenous American literature in all its forms, from poetry to prose, life-writing to critical theory, Canada to Mexico and all points in between. Few scholars, if any, can match the breadth and depth of A. Robert Lee’s understanding of the Native American literary canon: the introductory essay on its own is a map that guides newcomers surefootedly through an often complex field. The selections include an impressive number of the most important essays from the past forty years of critical study in this area, and cover every major Native American and First Nations writer. This volume will be an essential component of any collection of Indigenous literary expression for a long time to come.'-James Mackay, European University, Cyprus

• Part 1: Native Literary StatementsPart 2: OverviewsPart 3: Theory PerspectivesPart 4: Oral Traditions and LegaciesPart 5: Selected Autobiographical StudiesPart 6: Modern Native AutobiographiesPart 7: Early Modern Native American WritingPart 8: Modern Native American FictionPart 9: Native American PoetryPart 10: Native American DramaPart 11: Selected First Nations/Canadian Writing