Black Women Writing Autobiography by Joanne Braxton

Black Women Writing Autobiography by Joanne Braxton

Argues for a corrective to both black and feminist literary criticism

In this illuminating study Joanne Braxton shows the continuity and tradition in the writing of Afra-American womenAn important work for teachers and students of Literature, History, and Women's Studies.
-Gerda Lerner

Braxton's book is scrupulously researched. She has been creative in finding resources and courageous in analyzing and interpreting her finds. This is the word of a diligent mind. The material is mountainous, yet the book sings. Braxton is a poet. Thank goodness.
-Maya Angelou

Joanne Braxton's essays on black women's autobiographies delineate and illuminate the personal and historical dimension of an important literary tradition. Emphasizing the distinct character of Afra-American women's experience and relations with each other, she ground their writing of their lives in the struggles and triumphs of the lives they actually led.
-Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

Joanne M. Braxton is Cummings Professor of American Studies and English at the College of William and Mary and author of Sometimes I think of Maryland, a collection of poems.

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ISBN 13	9780877228035
ISBN 10	0877228035
Title	Black Women Writing Autobiography
Author	Joanne Braxton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Temple University Press,U.S.
Year published	1990-09-07
Number of pages	290
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