Companion to James Welch's The Heartsong of Charging Elk
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Companion to James Welch's The Heartsong of Charging Elk

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
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Companion to James Welch's The Heartsong of Charging Elk

About this book

James Welch was one of the central figures in twentieth-century American Indian literature, and The Heartsong of Charging Elk is of particular importance as the culminating novel in his canon. A historical novel, Heartsong follows a Lakota (Sioux) man at the end of the nineteenth century as he travels with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show; is left behind in Marseille, France; and then struggles to overcome many hardships, including a charge for murder. In this novel Welch conveys some of the lifeways and language of a traditional Sioux. Here for the first time is a literary companion to James Welch's Heartsong that includes an unpublished chapter of the first draft of the novel; selections from interviews with the author; a memoir by the author's widow, Lois Welch; and essays by leading scholars in the field on a wide range of topics. The rich resources presented here make this volume an essential addition to the study of James Welch and twentieth-century Native American literature.

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Yes, you can access Companion to James Welch's The Heartsong of Charging Elk by Arnold Krupat in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & North American Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Introduction
  7. Hearing, Reading, and Remembering James Welch
  8. Kathryn W. Shanley Interview
  9. Owen Perkins Interview
  10. Cindy Heidemann Interview
  11. From James Welch’s The Marseilles Grace
  12. On Researching Marseilles Grace/Heartsong
  13. Welch Relations
  14. Reprinted Essays
  15. “A World Away from His People”
  16. Ghost Dance Literature
  17. Tribal or Transnational?
  18. Original Essays
  19. The Unexpected Indian in Heartsong
  20. “Looking for the Way Back”
  21. Issues of Identity
  22. The Fatal Blow Job
  23. History, Language, and Culture in Heartsong
  24. Native Presence and Survivance in Heartsong
  25. Contributors
  26. About Arnold Krupat