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• Yellow Woman as a Representation of the Literature of Ecofeminism.

  Bily has a master’s degree in English literature, and has written for a variety of educational publishers. In the following essay, this author discusses ‘‘Yellow Woman’’ as a representation of the literature of ecofeminism.

• Myth, Memory, and Autobiography in Storyteller and The Woman Warrior

  In the following excerpt from a longer essay, Lappas discusses Silko's collection Storyteller as a "polyphonic" autobiography, one that seeks to tell the story of not just one person, but also that person's community and historical traditions.

• The Storytellers in Storyteller

  In the following essay, Danielson discusses the ‘‘spiderweb structure’’ of Silko's Storyteller, in which the Yellow Woman is a significant figure.

• The Telling Which Continues: Oral Tradition and the Written Word in Leslie Marmon Silko's Storyteller

  In the following excerpt, Hirsch focuses on ''Yellow Woman'' and other pieces in Storyteller as he examines how Native American oral traditions shape the structure and themes of her collection.

• Leslie Marmon Silko and Kim Barnes, in an interview for The Journal of Ethic Studies

  In the following interview, Silko discusses her ideas on storytelling, the Laguna oral tradition, and the role of women in tribal culture.

• Story Telling: The Fiction of Leslie Silko

  In the following essay, Ruppert discusses the mingling of reality and myth in Silko's collection of stories Ceremony.

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1. Yellow Woman: Introduction
2. Yellow Woman: Summary
3. Yellow Woman: Leslie Marmon Silko Biography
4. Yellow Woman: Characters
5. Yellow Woman: Themes
6. Yellow Woman: Style
7. Yellow Woman: Historical Context
8. Yellow Woman: Critical Overview
9. Yellow Woman: Essays and Criticism
   1. Yellow Woman as a Representation of the Literature of Ecofeminism.
   2. Myth, Memory, and Autobiography in Storyteller and The Woman Warrior
   3. The Storytellers in Storyteller
   4. The Telling Which Continues: Oral Tradition and the Written Word in Leslie Marmon Silko's Storyteller
   5. Leslie Marmon Silko and Kim Barnes, in an interview for The Journal of Ethic Studies
   6. Story Telling: The Fiction of Leslie Silko
10. Yellow Woman: Compare and Contrast
11. Yellow Woman: What Do I Read Next?
12. Yellow Woman: Bibliography and Further Reading
13. Yellow Woman: Pictures
14. Copyright

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