An edition of The Indian Chief as Tragic Hero (2005)
The Indian chief as tragic hero
native resistance and the literatures of America, from Moctezuma to Tecumseh
By Gordon M. Sayre
Publish Date
2005
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Language
eng
Pages
363
Description:
The leaders of anti-colonial wars of resistance - Metacom, Pontiac, Tecumseh and Cuauhtemoc - spread fear across the frontiers of North America. However, after their defeat, they became martyrs. Gordon Sayre analyses the tragedies and epics written aboutthese leaders and explores their own speeches and strategies.
subjects: Indians of North America, History and criticism, Historiography, Kings and rulers, American literature, Wars, Heroes in literature, American drama (Tragedy), Biography, Indians in literature, American literature, history and criticism, Indians of north america, biography, American drama, history and criticism, Indiens d'Amérique, Chefs, Biographies, Histoire et critique, Historiographie, Guerres, Indiens d'Amérique dans la littérature, Héros dans la littérature, Tragédie américaine, Littérature américaine, LITERARY CRITICISM, American, General, Widerstand, Häuptling, Literatur, Aufstand