Various Women's Indian Captivity Narratives (Paperback)
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Further Details Title: Women's Indian Captivity Narratives Condition: New ISBN-10: 0140436715 Format: Paperback Contributor: Kathryn Derounian-Stodola (Edited by) Author: Various EAN: 9780140436716 ISBN: 9780140436716 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Release Date: 11/01/1998 Description: Enthralling generations of readers, the narrative of capture by Native Americans is arguably the first American literary form dominated by the experiences of women. The ten selections in this anthology span the early history of this country (1682-1892) and range in literary style from fact-based narrations to largely fictional, spellbinding adventure stories. The women are variously victimized, triumphant, or, in the case of Mary Jemison, permantently transculturated. This collection includes well known pieces such as Mary Rowlandson's "A True History" (1682), Cotton Mather's version of Hannah Dunstan's infamous captivity and escape (after scalping her captors!), and the "Panther Captivity", as well as lesser known texts. As Derounian-Stodola demonstrates in the introduction, the stories also raise questions about the motives of their (often male) narrators and promoters, who in many cases embellish melodrama to heighten anti-British and anti-Indian propaganda, shape the tales for ecclesiastical purposes, or romanticize them to exploit the growing popularity of sentimental fiction in order to boost sales. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Language: English Genre: Literary Criticism Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 196mm Item Length: 130mm Item Width: 23mm Item Weight: 312g Release Year: 1998 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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