Description |
xii, 139 pages ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Crosscurrents in African American history ; v. 1
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Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 2048
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Crosscurrents in African American history ; v. 1.
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Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 2048.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133) and index. |
Contents |
Literary quilting: history, language, and identity in women's diasporic texts -- The history of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave, related by herself: history, ancestry, and identity -- Toni Morrison's Beloved: evolving identities from slavery to freedom -- Alice Walker's The Color Purple: racism, sexism, and kinship in the process of self-actualization -- Paule Marshall's Praisesong for the Widow: Afro-Caribbean rituals of power, place, and identity. |
Subject |
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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Enslaved persons' writings, American -- History and criticism.
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Enslaved persons' writings, American. |
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Literature and history -- United States -- History.
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Literature and history. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Enslaved women -- Biography -- History and criticism.
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Enslaved women -- Biography. |
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Enslaved women. |
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Women and literature -- United States -- History.
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Women and literature. |
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African American women in literature.
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African American women in literature. |
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Group identity in literature.
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Group identity in literature. |
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Women, Black, in literature.
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Women, Black, in literature. |
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Women, Black -- Language.
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Women, Black -- Language. |
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Women, Black. |
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Slavery in literature.
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Slavery in literature. |
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Prince, Mary. History of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave.
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Marshall, Paule, 1929-2019. Praisesong for the widow.
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Walker, Alice, 1944- Color purple.
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Morrison, Toni. Beloved.
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Morrison, Toni. Beloved. |
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Walker, Alice, 1944- Color purple. |
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Marshall, Paule, 1929- Praisesong for the widow. |
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Prince, Mary. History of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave. |
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Afro-American women in literature.
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Women and literature -- United States -- History.
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Literature and history -- United States -- History.
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Women slaves -- Biography -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- Afro-American authors -- History and criticism.
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ISBN |
081532734X acid-free paper |
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