The Coupling Convention: Sex, Text, and Tradition in Black Women's Fiction

by Ann DuCille

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Spanning the period 1853 to 1948, this study explores the nascence of literary activity among American black women and goes on to investigate the cultural climate which led some of the most prominent to use the marriage convention as a means of exploring questions of sexuality and relationships.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195079728

ISBN13:9780195079722

Release Date:November 1993

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:216 Pages

Weight:1.11 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

American Literature Classics Criticism & Theory History History & Criticism Language Arts Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Science

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