Prologue : the novels of Black American women, 1891-1965 / Carole McAlpine Watson.
TITLE:
Prologue : the novels of Black American women, 1891-1965 / Carole McAlpine Watson.
Publication Date:
1985
Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press,
Volume:
no. 79
Physical Description:
168 p.
Subject Term:
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
