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- Companion to James Welch's The Heartsong of Charging Elk
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
summary
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Here for the first time is a literary companion to James Welch’s Heartsong that includes an unpublished chapter of the first draft of the novel; selections from interviews with the author; a memoir by the author’s widow, Lois Welch; and essays by leading scholars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.
Table of Contents
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- Title page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. ix-xx
- Hearing, Reading, and Remembering James Welch (1940– 2003)
- Kathryn W. Shanley Interview
- pp. 3-13
- Owen Perkins Interview
- pp. 14-18
- Cindy Heidemann Interview
- pp. 19-20
- Reprinted Essays
- Original Essays
- The Unexpected Indian in Heartsong
- pp. 143-166
- Issues of Identity
- pp. 196-212
- The Fatal Blow Job
- pp. 213-241
- Native Presence and Survivance in Heartsong
- pp. 263-276
- Contributors
- pp. 277-279
Additional Information
ISBN
9780803278950
Related ISBN(s)
9780803254329
MARC Record
OCLC
913785357
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2015-07-18
Language
English
Open Access
No