Reconstructing womanhood
Subtitle: the emergence of the Afro-American woman novelist
By: Hazel V. Carby.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: American fiction  -- African American authors  -- History and criticism.; American fiction  -- Women authors  -- History and criticism.; American fiction  -- 19th century  -- History and criticism.; African American women in literature.; Women and literature  -- United States.; Feminism and literature  -- United States.
Description: "Reconstructing Womanhood: The Emergence of the Afro-American Woman Novelist, published in 1987, is a book by Hazel Carby which centers on slave narratives by women. Carby received her Ph.D. in 1984 from Birmingham University. Her doctoral dissertation later became the foundation for the book."--Wikipedia viewed Jan. 7, 2022.
Notes: Includes index.

"Bibliography of texts by Black women authors": p. 199-203.

Bibliography: p. 205-216.