Women in chains : the legacy of slavery in Black women's fiction / Venetria K. Patton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patton, Venetria K., 1968-

Series:

SUNY series in Afro-American studies

SUNY series in African American Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

American fiction.

Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

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

African American women--Intellectual life.

African American women.

African American families in literature.

African American women in literature.

Mother and child in literature.

African Americans in literature.

Motherhood in literature.

Slavery in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Traces the connection between slavery and the way in which black women fiction writers depict female characters and address gender issues, particularly maternity.

Contents:

Intro

Women in Chains

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Breeding Ground: The Degendering of Female Slaves

2. The Cult of True Womanhood and Its Revisions

3. Reclaiming True Womanhood

4. Tragic Mulattas: Inventing Black Womanhood

5. The Haunting Effects of Slavery

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-186) and index.

ISBN:

9781438415611

1438415613

9780585424750

0585424756

OCLC:

649194878