Motherlove in shades of black : the maternal psyche in the novels of African American women / Gloria Thomas Pillow ; foreword by Geneva Smitherman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pillow, Gloria Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--African American authors.

American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

American fiction--Women authors.

African American mothers in literature.

Love, Maternal, in literature.

Mother and child in literature.

African American mothers--Psychology.

African American mothers.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

ix, 189 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Foreword by Geneva Smitherman

Introduction

Linda Brent: through a glass, darkly

Sappho Clark: double exposure

Irene Redfield: smoke and mirrors

Maud Martha: gray, lined in silver

Celie: emergent light

Sethe: beyond the pale.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786435333

078643533X

OCLC:

496959827