Motherlove in shades of black
Subtitle: the maternal psyche in the novels of African American women
By: Gloria Thomas Pillow ; foreword by Geneva Smitherman
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780786435333
Subjects: Psychology; African American mothers in literature; History and criticism; Love, Maternal, in literature; Women authors; Mother and child in literature; African American authors; American fiction; African American mothers
Description: "This book examines the mother figure in six works: how the mother negotiates the ragged, hostile landscape of a prohibitive environment to love, protect, and raise her children. Informed by psychological analysis, it reveals the forces that create the unique tensions of the African American mother's life, strategies for survival, and nurturing she gives her children"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Geneva Smitherman; title: Introduction; title: Linda Brent: through a glass, darkly; title: Sappho Clark: double exposure; title: Irene Redfield: smoke and mirrors; title: Maud Martha: gray, lined in silver; title: Celie: emergent light; title: Sethe: beyond the pale.