Red On Red: Native American Literary Separatism [Paperback]

Craig S. Womack (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press; 1 edition (October 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816630232
• ISBN-13: 978-0816630233
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #488,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Briliant and funny, June 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Red On Red: Native American Literary Separatism (Paperback)

Craig Womak's "Red on Red" is a briliant analysis of the current state of Native Literature. He gives the reader insights and guidance for understanding native writers, and a scholar can learn the much needed literary foundations for learning to "read" native writers. THEN, just to prove that even criticism is fun, he changes up in mid-stream and offers extremely hilarious narratives, written from his own Creek roots. Very fun to read, and an engaging writer.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking study, July 26, 2000

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This review is from: Red On Red: Native American Literary Separatism (Paperback)

Womack's book is the most provocative and important study of Native American literature since Arnold Krupat's Ethnocriticism in 1992. It is the first to really show what a tribally centered criticism can look like, and offers a remarkable synthesis of work by other Native scholars. While he is occasionally too dismissive of non-Natives, he is also funny, subtle, and persuasive in writing.