Folk Roots and Mythic Wings in Sarah Orne Jewett and Toni Morrison - The Cultural Function of Narrative

Mobley's carefully argued study simultaneously offers important new insights into the works of these two significant women writers and points out ways in which narrative may be used as a catalyst for cultural and social change. "A richly suggestive study".--American Literature.

About the author

Marilyn Sanders Mobley is associate professor of English and director of African-American studies at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

Product details

• Authors: Marilyn Sanders Mobley
• Publisher: Louisiana state univ pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1994
• EAN: 9780807119648
• ISBN: 978-0-8071-1964-8
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literature - Classics / Criticism