Cover is for reference only

African American women writers' historical fiction

This volume explores African American historical fiction written by women in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Nunes's approach to the text emphasizes the narrative and thematic achievements of individual novels against the backdrop of the main trends and developments of the conte...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nunes, Ana
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism
Historical fiction, American > History and criticism
American fiction > History and criticism > 20th century
African Americans in literature
Literary studies: from c 1900
Literary theory
Literature
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230118850
Summary: This volume explores African American historical fiction written by women in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Nunes's approach to the text emphasizes the narrative and thematic achievements of individual novels against the backdrop of the main trends and developments of the contemporary African American historical novel.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230112537, 2011.
Carrier Form: 258 p.
ISBN: 9780230112537
9780230118850 :
0230118852 :
CLC: I712.074
Contents: Contexts: "I would like to do something of lasting service for the race" * Setting the Record Straight * History as Birthmark: Gayl Jones's Corregidora * "The Undocumentable Inside of History": Sherley Anne Williams's Dessa Rose * "her best thing, her beautiful, magical best thing": Toni Morrison's Beloved and Phyllis Perry's Stigmata.

Related Book Recommendations