The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers - GATES,H

Edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates Jr; this collection comprises work from forty-nine writers arranged into sections of memoir poetry and essays on feminism education and the legacy of black women writers. Many of these pieces engage with social movements like abolition women's suffrage temperance and civil rights but the thematic centre is black women's intellect and personal ambition. The diverse selection includes well-known writers like Sojourner Truth Hannah Crafts and Harriet Jacobs as well as lesser-known writers like Ella Sheppard who offers a firsthand account of life in a world-famous singing group. Taken together these incredible works insist that the writing of black women writers be read remembered and addressed.

TITLE: The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers

AUTHOR: GATES,H

SKU: 9780143105992

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 15/08/2017

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 480

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 128 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm

WEIGHT: 471 gr