"A thoroughly accessible and illuminating collection of essays, this volume both introduce major critical and thematic questions and provides a brief overview of the best and best-known authors and work.... Lundquist is deft and well organized in her handling of the material, and she makes clear what literary critics do and how they do it. She covers a broad scope of material, and readers will find here not only the methodological tools they need to understand this diverse body of works but also a case study within the wider fields of literary and cultural studies.... This is an excellent resource for Native American literature and for those new to literary criticism. Essential." -Choice, 5/05
