Prologue - The Novels of Black American Women, 1891-1965

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.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

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Produktdetails

• Autoren: Carole McAlpine Watson, Watson Carole M.
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 26.09.1985
• EAN: 9780313236303
• ISBN: 978-0-313-23630-3
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, American History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form