Between the lines [electronic resource] : literary transnationalism and African American poetics / Monique-Adelle Callahan. Callahan, Monique-Adelle. Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911 Criticism and interpretation. Ayala, Cristina, b. 1856 Criticism and interpretation. Souza, Auta de, 1876-1901 Criticism and interpretation. Poetry Black authors. Transnationalism in literature. Poetics History. Slavery in literature. Postcolonialism in literature. PN841 809.1989607 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011). This work examines the role of women poets of African descent in shaping the history of the Americas. Focusing on three women whose poetry wrestled with the sociopolitical predicaments of the late 19th century, the book ventures a broader definition of African American literature by placing it in a hemispheric context. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199743063.001.0001 eng Imagining the Americas Imagining the Americas. America Literatures History and criticism.