The grasp that reaches beyond the grave : the ancestral call in Black women's texts

The grasp that reaches beyond the grave : the ancestral call in Black women's texts / Venetria K. Patton.

This book explores Black women writers' treatment of the ancestor figure.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Patton, Venetria K., 1968-
Format:	Electronic
Language:	English
Published:	Albany : State University of New York Press, [2013]
Subjects:	African Americans in literature. African American women > Intellectual life. American literature > African influences. American literature > African American authors > History and criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. African American women > Intellectual life African Americans in literature American literature > African American authors American literature > African influences Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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