This book studies fictional homespaces in African American literature from those set in the time of slavery to modern urban configurations of the homespace. The author examines the factors that influence homespaces in African American literature and...
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This book studies fictional homespaces in African American literature from those set in the time of slavery to modern urban configurations of the homespace. The author examines the factors that influence homespaces in African American literature and analyzes why African American writers often portray troubling and dysfunctional homespaces. Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Movement, Migration, and Homelessness -- Where I Live Is Not Home -- Lonely Place, Unwelcoming Space -- A Mother's Desire, A Son's Hell -- A Mother's Domination, A Family's Submission -- Wrapped in Imagination and Desire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Credits -- Index -- About the Author.
This book studies fictional homespaces in African American literature from those set in the time of slavery to modern urban configurations of the homespace. The author examines the factors that influence homespaces in African American literature and...
mehr
This book studies fictional homespaces in African American literature from those set in the time of slavery to modern urban configurations of the homespace. The author examines the factors that influence homespaces in African American literature and analyzes why African American writers often portray troubling and dysfunctional homespaces. Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Movement, Migration, and Homelessness -- Where I Live Is Not Home -- Lonely Place, Unwelcoming Space -- A Mother's Desire, A Son's Hell -- A Mother's Domination, A Family's Submission -- Wrapped in Imagination and Desire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Credits -- Index -- About the Author.