Prologue : the novels of Black American women, 1891-1965 / Carole McAlpine Watson.
Prologue : the novels of Black American women, 1891-1965 / Carole McAlpine Watson.
By
:
Watson, Carole McAlpine.
Publication Date
:
1985
Publication Information
:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press,
Volume
:
no. 79
Physical Description
:
168 p.
Subject Term
:
American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
African American women in literature.
African Americans in literature.
Series
:
CONTRIBUTIONS IN AMERICAN STUDIES ;
Bibliography Note
:
Includes bibliography and index.
Summary
:
This volume discusses the emergence of writings by Black women, the major concerns and themes of their fiction, and its special role within, and unique reflection of, Afro-American culture. A work of literary criticism as well as cultural history, Prologue focuses in depth on ten novels illustrative of the novels' concerns during the periods 1891-1920, 1921-1945, and 1946-1965, and discusses their literary characteristics and aesthetic achievement. It discusses the broad characteristics of Afro-American fiction and compares it to mainstream American fiction. Its generously annotated bibliography contains entries for each of the fifty-eight novels on which the study is based.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780313236303
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| Placentia (APA) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 813 W33 | Checked In |