Moorings & metaphors : figures of culture and gender in Black women's literature / Karla F.C. Holloway.

Author/creator Holloway, Karla F. C., 1949-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©1992.
Descriptionx, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
American literature--African American authors. --History and criticism.
West African literature (English)--Women authors. --History and criticism.
Comparative literature--American and West African (English).
Comparative literature--West African (English) and American.
Women and literature--United States. --History. --20th century.
American literature--Women authors. --History and criticism.
Women and literature--Africa, West. --History. --20th century.
American literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
African American women in literature.
Women, Black, in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Myth in literature.
Metaphor.

Local noteLittle-279525
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [189]-207) and index.
Other titleMoorings and metaphors.
LCCN 91016803
ISBN0813517451
ISBN081351746X (pbk.)