Captured by Texts: Puritan to Postmodern Images of Indian Captivity

Captured by Texts: Puritan to Postmodern Images of Indian Captivity
ISBN-10
0813916070
ISBN-13
9780813916071
Category
History
Pages
322
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Author
Gary L. Ebersole

Description

How has the American Indian captivity narrative been used to explain the human condition? How does it serve to interpret the meaning of pain and suffering, gender, and the primitive-civilized dichotomy? In Captured by Texts, Gary L. Ebersole explores these questions, showing that our fictional interpretation of captivity can construct a world of meaning that liberates us in the face of adversity, pain, and loss of identity.

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