The Indian chief as tragic hero : native resistance and the literatures of America, from Moctezuma to Tecumseh

The Indian chief as tragic hero : native resistance and the literatures of America, from Moctezuma to Tecumseh / Gordon M. Sayre.

Includes chapters on seven major resistance struggles, including the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and the Natchez Massacre of 1729. This book offers an analysis of not only the tragedies and epics written about these leaders, but also their own speeches and strategies, as recorded in archival sources and n...

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Main Author: Sayre, Gordon M. (Gordon Mitchell), 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Geschichte.
American literature > History and criticism.
Indians in literature.
Indians of North America > Kings and rulers > Biography > History and criticism.
Indians of North America > Wars > Historiography.
American drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Indians of North America > Historiography.
Heroes in literature.
Indians > Kings and rulers > North America > Biography > History and criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American drama (Tragedy)
American literature
Heroes in literature
Indians in literature
Indians of North America > Historiography
Widerstand
Häuptling
Literatur
Aufstand
Amerikansk litteratur > historia.
Indianer i litteraturen.
North America
Nordamerika
USA
Indianer.
Indianer (Motiv)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; 1 From Enemy to Hero; 2 Moctezuma; 3 Metacom; 4 Pontiac; 5 Logan; 6 The Natchez; 7 The Pueblo Revolt; 8 Tecumseh; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

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