Women in chains
the legacy of slavery in Black women's fiction
by Venetria K. Patton
- 0 Ratings
- 0 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 0 Have read
"Using writers such as Harriet Wilson, Frances E. W. Harper, Pauline Hopkins, Toni Morrison, Sherley Anne Williams, and Gayl Jones, the author highlights recurring themes and the various responses of black women writers to the issues of race and gender. Time and again these writers link slavery with motherhood - their depictions of black womanhood are tied to the effects of slavery and represented through the black mother.
Patton shows that both the image others have of black women as well as black women's own self image is framed and influenced by the history of slavery. This history would have us believe that female slaves were mere breeders and not mothers. However, Patton uses the mother figure as a tool to create an intriguing interdisciplinary literary analysis."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
History and criticism, American fiction, African Americans in literature, African American families in literature, Women and literature, African American women, Intellectual life, Motherhood in literature, African American women in literature, Women authors, Mother and child in literature, African American authors, Slavery in literature, History, American literature, african american authors, history and criticism, American literature, Roman américain, Auteurs noirs américains, Histoire et critique, Femmes et littérature, Histoire, Familles noires américaines dans la littérature, Noires américaines dans la littérature, Mère et enfant dans la littérature, Noirs américains dans la littérature, Maternité dans la littérature, Esclavage dans la littérature, Écrits de femmes américains, Noires américaines, Vie intellectuelle, LITERARY CRITICISM, American, GeneralPlaces
United StatesTimes
20th centuryShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Women in chains: the legacy of slavery in Black women's fiction
2000, State University of New York Press, State Univ of New York Pr
in English
0791443434 9780791443439
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Women in Chains: The Legacy of Slavery in a Black Women's Fiction (Suny Series in Afro-American Studies)
November 1999, State University of New York Press
Paperback
in English
0791443442 9780791443446
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
Women in Chains: The Legacy of Slavery in Black Women's Fiction (S U N Y Series in Afro-American Studies)
November 1999, State University of New York Press
Hardcover
in English
0791443434 9780791443439
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-186) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
| July 18, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| January 7, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| January 27, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 28, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the work. |
| December 7, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | new work |