Saints, sinners, saviors : strong Black women in African American literature
By: Trudier Harris.
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century; African American women in literature; Women in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-208) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Introduction; title: The Black Female Body: Seeing, Believing,; title: and Perpetuating Popular and Literary Images; title: Chapter 2 A Raisin in the Sun; title: The Strong Black Woman as Acceptable Tyrant; title: Chapter 3 Strength and the Battle Ground of Slavery; title: I. Even Parody: Ishmael Reed and Maamy Barracuda; title: Chapter 4 Strength and the Battle Ground of Slavery; title: II. Survival Beyond Survival:; title: The Price of Strength in Beloved; title: Chapter 5 Commanding the Universe; title: I. More Than Witch: Barbaras Minnie Ransom; title: I. Tough Enough to Kill, Tough Enough; title: to Transcend Death: J i Califni Coopers Clora; title: C hapter 6 Strength as Disease Bordering on Evil; title: Dorothy West's Cleo Judson; title: Chapter 7 The Stubbornness of Tradition; title: Do What Big Mama Sez: Ernest J. Gainess; title: A Lesson Befoe Dying; title: II. New Territory, No Change: Pearl Clcage's Fyin Wst; title: Chapter 8: Balance?; title: Octavia E. Butle's Parable of the Sower; title: Chapter 9: Conclusion; title: Can this Mold be Broken?; title: Notes; title: Works Cited or Consulted; title: Index.