Reading black, reading feminist
Subtitle: a critical anthology
By: edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Contributors: Gates, Henry Louis.
Publisher: Meridian Book
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 534
Subjects: American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism; Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; African American women -- Intellectual life; African American women in literature; African Americans in literature
Description: Black women's writing has finally emerged as one of the most dynamic fields of American literature. This unique and comprehensive collection of 26 literary essays provides real evidence of a rich cultural history of black women in America. Here, leading literary critics--both male and female, black and white--look at fiction, nonfiction, poetry, slave narratives, and autobiographies in a totally new way. In essence, they reconstruct a literary history that documents black women as artists, intellectuals, symbol makers, teachers, survivors....Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the editor of this anthology and a noted authority on African-American literature, has provided a thought-provoking introduction that celebrates the experience of "reading black, reading feminist". A penetrating look at women's writing from a unique perspective, this superb collection brings to light the rich heritage of literary creativity among African-American women. (Back cover).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.