An edition of Saints, sinners, saviors : strong Black women in African American literature
(2001)
Saints, sinners, saviors : strong Black women in African American literature
by Trudier Harris-Lopez and Trudier Harris
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Women and literature, Intellectual life, History and criticism, American literature, African American women in literature, African American authors, Women in literature, African Americans, History, Frauenliteratur, Dans la littérature, Roman, Histoire et critique, Schwarze, Auteurs noirs américains, Femmes, Geschichte 1955-1995, Geschichte 1900-2000, Familie, Noires américaines, Littérature américaine, Femmes et littérature, Weibliche Schwarze, American literature, african american authors, history and criticism, American literature, history and criticism, 20th century, African american womenPlaces
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Introduction
The Black Female Body: Seeing, Believing,
and Perpetuating Popular and Literary Images
Chapter 2 A Raisin in the Sun
The Strong Black Woman as Acceptable Tyrant
Chapter 3 Strength and the Battle Ground of Slavery
I. Even Parody: Ishmael Reed and Maamy Barracuda
Chapter 4 Strength and the Battle Ground of Slavery
II. Survival Beyond Survival:
The Price of Strength in Beloved
Chapter 5 Commanding the Universe
I. More Than Witch: Barbaras Minnie Ransom
I. Tough Enough to Kill, Tough Enough
to Transcend Death: J i Califni Coopers Clora
C hapter 6 Strength as Disease Bordering on Evil
Dorothy West's Cleo Judson
Chapter 7 The Stubbornness of Tradition
Do What Big Mama Sez: Ernest J. Gainess
A Lesson Befoe Dying
II. New Territory, No Change: Pearl Clcage's Fyin Wst
Chapter 8: Balance?
Octavia E. Butle's Parable of the Sower
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Can this Mold be Broken?
Notes
Works Cited or Consulted
Index.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-208) and index.
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