The Cambridge companion to African American women's literature / edited by Angelyn Mitchell and Danille K. Taylor.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description
xxvi, 306 p. ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Cambridge companions to literature [More in this series]
    Summary note
    'The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature' covers a period dating back to the 18th century. These specially commissioned essays highlight the artistry, complexity and diversity of a literary tradition that ranges from Lucy Terry to Toni Morrison.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-300) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction / Angelyn Mitchell and Danille K. Taylor
    • Early African American women's literature / Frances Smith Foster and LaRose Davis
    • Women of the Harlem Renaissance / Cheryl A. Wall
    • Women writers of the Black Arts Movement / Eleanor W. Traylor
    • Contemporary African American women writers / Dana A. Williams
    • African American feminist theories and literary criticism / Robert J. Patterson
    • African American women and the United States slave narrative / Joycelyn Moody
    • Autobiography and African American women's literature / Joanne M. Braxton
    • "Even some fiction might be useful" : African American women novelists / Madhu Dubey
    • African American women poets and the power of the word / Keith D. Leonard
    • African American women in the performing arts / Olga Barrios
    • African American women writers of children's and young adult literature / Dianne Johnson
    • African American women essayists / Marilyn Sanders Mobley
    • African American women writers and the short story / Crystal J. Lucky
    • African American women writers and popular fiction : theorizing black womanhood / Herman Beavers.
    ISBN
    • 9780521858885 ((hbk.))
    • 0521858887 ((hbk.))
    • 9780521675826 ((pbk.))
    • 0521675820 ((pbk.))
    • 9781139002486 ((ebook))
    • 1139002481
    LCCN
    2009005864
    OCLC
    286432667
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