Freedom narratives of African American women : a study of 19th century writings /

Janaka Bowman Lewis.
Bok Engelsk 2017


Omfang	v, 176 pages ;
Opplysninger	Introduction: black women and the materiality of freedom -- Women writing black: literary glimpses into African American history -- Moving free: black women's bodies and freedom -- Elizabeth Keckley and freedom's labor -- "Fiction"ing freedom: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's novelistic tradition -- Reflections on freedom, or freedom retold -- Epilogue: freedom's promise: coming of age narratives in African America.. - "Stories of liberation from enslavement or oppression have become central to African American women's literature. An examination of the collective free identity of black women and their relationships to the community focuses on education, individual progress, marriage and family, labor, intellectual commitments and community rebuilding projects"--
Emner	African American women in literature. American literature - African American women authors - History and criticism. American literature - History and criticism. Liberty in literature. Vis mer... Slave narratives - History and criticism. - United States Afrikansk-amerikanere : (NO-TrBIB)HUME00790 Engelsk litteratur : (NO-TrBIB)HUME06885 Forfattere : (NO-TrBIB)HUME07484 Kvinner : (NO-TrBIB)HUME07186
Geografisk emneord	USA : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01695
Dewey	810.9/928708996073
ISBN	9781476667782 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN(galt)	9781476630366 (ebook)

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