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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Table of Contents:

Introduction : Revising the legacy of kinlessness through elders and ancestors
Othermothers as elders and culture bearers in Daughters of the dust and The salt eaters
Ancestral prodding in Praisesong for the widow
Ancestral disturbances in Stigmata
Beloved, a ghost story with an Ogbanje twist
The child figure as a means to ancestral knowledge in Daughters of the dust and A Sunday in June
Conclusion : Looking backward and forward : the ancestral presence in speculative fiction.

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