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Gloria Naylor : a critical companion / Charles E. Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Charles E., 1961-
- Series:
- Critical companions to popular contemporary writers.
- Critical companions to popular contemporary writers, 1082-4979
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Naylor, Gloria--Criticism and interpretation.
- Naylor, Gloria.
- Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.
- Women and literature.
- African American women in literature.
- African Americans in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (195 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In each of her five novels, Gloria Naylor invites the reader to join her characters in their journeys to move beyond established boundaries and embrace an increasingly diverse society. With lucid analyses of each work, this Critical Companion helps readers comprehend how Naylor successfully links the trials of her African American characters to the struggles of human beings at variance with seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Insights into Naylor's own struggles and successes are provided in a richly drawn biographical chapter, which incorporates fresh materials from a recent interview conducted for this book. Naylor's place within the larger framework of the African American narrative traditions is considered as well. Beginning with a full chapter on Naylor's debut success The Women of Brewster Place (1982), the literary components of each novel are examined: Linden Hills (1985) Mama Day (1988), Bailey's Cafe (1992), and The Men of Brewster Place (1998). In addition to a comprehensive plot synopsis, character portraits, and thematic discussions given for each, all works are carefully related to their historical contexts. By understanding the extent to which seminal events, such as the Great Migration and the ushering in of the Civil Rights Movement, serve as the background for Naylor's works, readers can better appreciate them. Throughout the text, particularly in the alternate critical readings provided, all terms and concepts are clearly explained for the student and the general reader. A select bibliography cites biographical sources, interviews, reviews, criticism, and related works of interest.
- Contents:
- Cover
- GLORIA NAYLOR
- ADVISORY BOARD
- Contents
- Series Foreword
- 1 The Life of Gloria Naylor
- 2 Literary Heritage
- 3 The Women of Brewster Place (1982)
- PLOT DEVELOPMENT
- CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
- THEMATIC ISSUES
- HISTORICAL CONTEXT
- NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
- NARRATIVE TECHNIQUE
- A FEMINIST READING
- 4 Linden Hills (1985)
- LITERARY DEVICE AND GENRE
- AN INTERTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
- 5 Mama Day (1988)
- A PSYCHOANALYTICAL APPROACH
- 6 Bailey's Cafe (1992)
- A DECONSTRUCTIONIST READING
- 7 The Men of Brewster Place (1998)
- A POSTCOLONIAL READING
- Bibliography
- WORKS BY GLORIA NAYLOR
- Novels
- Other Works
- INTERVIEWS
- BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
- REVIEWS
- The Women of Brewster Place
- Linden Hills
- Mama Day
- Bailey's Cafe
- The Men of Brewster Place
- CRITICISM
- WORKS OF GENERAL INTEREST
- Index
- About the Author
- Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers
- Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-168) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400658068
- 9780313076084
- 0313076081
- OCLC:
- 613375011
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