Hope and Dread in Montana Literature
Ken Egan’s objective, in this intellectually provocative
and deeply perceptive survey of Montana’s literary history, is to
demonstrate the roots of the state’s literature in its conflicted
history and complex mixture of racial and ethnic traditions and, at the
same time, to offer the possibility of thoughtful solutions to the
West’s daunting social and environmental dilemmas through the insights
of some of the state’s best writers. From the narratives of early
explorers and ranchers, Native Americans, and settler women through the
works of such major twentieth-century luminaries as A. B. Guthrie and
Ivan Doig, Egan traces the evolution of Montanans’ early fantastic
dreams of economic, religious, and cultural success into failure and
despair, violence and tragedy. Yet, side by side with these tales of woe
are tales of endurance and even triumph, evidence of the strength and
creative potential of the state’s people.
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Hope and Dread in Montana Literature
Ken Egan’s objective, in this intellectually provocative
and deeply perceptive survey of Montana’s literary history, is to
demonstrate the roots of the state’s literature in its conflicted
history and complex mixture of racial and ethnic traditions and, at the
same time, to offer the possibility of thoughtful solutions to the
West’s daunting social and environmental dilemmas through the insights
of some of the state’s best writers. From the narratives of early
explorers and ranchers, Native Americans, and settler women through the
works of such major twentieth-century luminaries as A. B. Guthrie and
Ivan Doig, Egan traces the evolution of Montanans’ early fantastic
dreams of economic, religious, and cultural success into failure and
despair, violence and tragedy. Yet, side by side with these tales of woe
are tales of endurance and even triumph, evidence of the strength and
creative potential of the state’s people.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780874175080 |
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| Publisher: | University of Nevada Press |
| Publication date: | 04/01/2003 |
| Series: | Western Literature Series |
| Pages: | 232 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d) |
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