literary transnationalism and African American poetics Callahan, Monique-Adelle. creator text nyu New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource. 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. specialized Monique-Adelle Callahan. Includes bibliographical references and index. Poetry Black authors America Literatures History and criticism Transnationalism in literature Poetics History Slavery in literature Postcolonialism in literature Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins 1825-1911 Criticism and interpretation Ayala, Cristina b. 1856 Criticism and interpretation Souza, Auta de 1876-1901 Criticism and interpretation PN841 809.1989607 9780199895021 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199743063.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199743063.001.0001 StDuBDS 110509 20150804193948.0 EDZ0000077268