Title: Reading black, reading feminist
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).
Subjects: African Americans in literature, Feminism and literature, Women and literature, History and criticism, American literature, African American women in literature, Women authors, African American authors, History, African American women, Intellectual life, États-Unis, Noirs américains, Auteurs noirs américains, 20e siècle, Dans la littérature, Feminismus, Frauenliteratur, Vrouwen, Letterkunde, Femmes écrivains, Histoire et critique, Roman, Noires américaines, Littérature américaine, Féminisme et littérature, Femmes et littérature, Negers, Aufsatzsammlung, 18.06 Anglo-American literature, American literature, african american authors, Literature, women authors, Literature, black authors, Afro-American authors