The Sterility of Their Art.

A literary criticism of Leslie Marmon Silko's 1977 novel "Ceremony" is presented. Topics covered include an examination on how the protagonist, Tayo, provides a nuanced challenge to the traditional male cowboy hero, how the novel exposes realities of the Western's constructions of gendered definitio...

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Publicado en:Western American Literature Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 267 - 293
Autor principal: COOPER, LYDIA R.
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Western Literature Association Fall2014
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