Black American Women's Writings by Eva Lennox Birch

Black American Women's Writings by Eva Lennox Birch

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Discusses a range of fiction and essays by black American women writers from the Harlem Renaissance to the present. Beginning with a survey of 19th-century black women's slave narratives, the text then shows how six writers have developed the themes of their literary ancestors.

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Black American Women's Writings by Eva Lennox Birch

This work discusses a range of novels, short stories and essays by black American women writers from the Harlem Renaissance to the present time. It begins with a survey of 19th-century black women's slave narratives, early sentimental novels and autobiographies and then focuses on six writers: Zora Neale Hurston, Paule Marshall, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker and Maya Angelou. The text shows how these writers have developed the preoccupations, themes and narrative strategies of their literary ancestors.
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ISBN 13 9780745016122
ISBN 10 074501612X
Title Black American Women's Writings
Author Eva Lennox Birch
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1994-03-01
Number of pages 272
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