The Coupling Convention : Sex, Text, and Tradition in Black Women's Fiction.

The Coupling Convention : Sex, Text, and Tradition in Black Women's Fiction.

Spanning the period 1853 to 1948, this study explores the nascence of literary activity among American black women and goes on to investigate the cultural climate which led some of the most prominent to use the marriage convention as a means of exploring questions of sexuality and relationships.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DuCille, Ann
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Feminism and literature > United States > History.
Women and literature > United States > History.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
African American women in literature.
Marriage in literature.
Love in literature.
Sex in literature.
African American women in literature
American fiction > African American authors
American fiction > Women authors
Feminism and literature
Love in literature
Man-woman relationships in literature
Marriage in literature
Sex in literature
Women and literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Summary:Spanning the period 1853 to 1948, this study explores the nascence of literary activity among American black women and goes on to investigate the cultural climate which led some of the most prominent to use the marriage convention as a means of exploring questions of sexuality and relationships.
Physical Description:1 online resource (217 pages)
ISBN:9780195359114
0195359119
1280527021
9781280527029
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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