| Description |
ix, 189 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword by Geneva Smitherman -- Introduction -- Linda Brent: through a glass, darkly -- Sappho Clark: double exposure -- Irene Redfield: smoke and mirrors -- Maud Martha: gray, lined in silver -- Celie: emergent light -- Sethe: beyond the pale. |
| Summary |
"This book examines the mother figure in six works: how the mother negotiates the ragged, hostile landscape of a prohibitive environment to love, protect, and raise her children. Informed by psychological analysis, it reveals the forces that create the unique tensions of the African American mother's life, strategies for survival, and nurturing she gives her children"--Provided by publisher. |
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American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- African American authors. |
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American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- Women authors. |
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African American mothers in literature.
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African American mothers in literature. |
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Love, Maternal, in literature.
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Love, Maternal, in literature. |
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Mother and child in literature.
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Mother and child in literature. |
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African American mothers -- Psychology.
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African American mothers. |
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Psychology. |
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Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897. Incidents in the life of a slave girl.
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Hopkins, Pauline E. (Pauline Elizabeth). Contending forces.
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Larsen, Nella. Passing.
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Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000. Maud Martha.
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Walker, Alice, 1944- Color purple.
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Morrison, Toni. Beloved.
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| ISBN |
9780786435333 softcover alkaline paper |
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078643533X softcover alkaline paper |
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