Gayl Jones : the language of voice and freedom in her writings / Casey Clabough ; foreword by Daniel Cross Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clabough, Casey, 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jones, Gayl--Criticism and interpretation.

Jones, Gayl.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

ix, 206 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, [2008]

Summary:

"Gayl Jones has a lived a life dedicated to the art of "verbal authenticity." This first single-author study of Gayl Jones recovers the work of an under-examined yet immensely skillful contemporary writer. The book addresses crucial themes germane to Jones's work, including questions of Afrocentrism, diasporas, mythopoesis, post-colonialism and globalization"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Liberating Voice 3

Chapter 1 "Toward an All-Inclusive Structure": Early Fiction 15

Chapter 2 Speaking the Grotesque: Short Fiction 47

Chapter 3 Toward Feminine Mythopoetic Visions: Poetry 73

Chapter 4 Afrocentric Recolonizations: 1990s Fiction 93

Chapter 5 A Quest for Wholeness: Criticism 121

Conclusion: Liberated Voice 133

Appendix I An Interview with Gayl Jones / Claudia C. Tate 139

Appendix II An Interview with Gayl Jones / Charles H. Rowell 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-202) and index.

ISBN:

0786433795

9780786433797

OCLC:

220330848