Worrying the Line: Black Women Writers, Lineage, and Literary TraditionIn blues music, "worrying the line" is the technique of breaking up a phrase by changing pitch, adding a shout, or repeating words in order to emphasize, clarify, or subvert a moment in a song. Cheryl A. Wall applies this term to fiction and nonfiction wr |
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I Looked Down the Line | 1 |
Introduction | 5 |
Reconstructing Lineage Revising Tradition in Song of Solomon and Zami | 25 |
On the Line to Dahomey Charting Generations | 59 |
Recollections of Kin Beloved and The Black Book | 84 |
Trouble in Mind Blues and History in Corregidora | 116 |
Writing beyond the Blues The Color Purple | 140 |
Extending the Line From Sula to Mama Day | 162 |
Bare Bones and Silken Threads Lineage and Literary Tradition in Praisesong for the Widow | 181 |
In Search of Our Mothers Gardens and Our Fathers Real Estates Alice Walker Essayist | 209 |
Moving On Down the Line | 235 |
notes | 247 |
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Worrying the Line: Black Women Writers, Lineage, and Literary Tradition Cheryl A. Wall Перегляд фрагмента - 2005 |
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Бібліографічна інформація
| Назва | Worrying the Line: Black Women Writers, Lineage, and Literary Tradition Gender & American culture |
| Автор | Cheryl A. Wall |
| Видання | ілюстроване |
| Видавець | UNC Press Books, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0807855863, 9780807855867 |
| Обсяг | 309 стор. |
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