Women in Chains : the Legacy of Slavery in Black Women's Fiction.

Women in Chains : the Legacy of Slavery in Black Women's Fiction.

Traces the connection between slavery and the way in which black women fiction writers depict female characters and address gender issues, particularly maternity.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Patton, K.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Albany : State University of New York Press, 1999.
Series:	SUNY series in African American studies.
Subjects:	1900-1999 American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism. Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century. American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism. African American women > Intellectual life. African American families in literature. African American women in literature. Mother and child in literature. African Americans in literature. Motherhood in literature. Slavery in literature. African American families in literature African American women in literature African American women > Intellectual life African Americans in literature American fiction > African American authors American fiction > Women authors Mother and child in literature Motherhood in literature Slavery in literature Women and literature United States Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Description
Summary:	Traces the connection between slavery and the way in which black women fiction writers depict female characters and address gender issues, particularly maternity.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (215 pages)
ISBN:	9781438415611 1438415613
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.