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Author Miles, Diana, 1957-

Title Women, violence & testimony in the works of Zora Neale Hurston / Diana Miles.

Publication Info. New York : P. Lang, [2002]
©2003
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  818 H966YMI    Check Shelf
Description x, 124 pages ; 23 cm.
Series African-American literature and culture ; v. 3
African-American literature and culture ; v. 3.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (P. [111]-117) and index.
Contents Intergenerational trauma in Jonah's gourd vine -- Gender relations and testimony in Jonah's gourd wine -- Testimony and reproduction in Their eyes were watching God -- Sites of rupture in Dust tracks on a road -- Hurston's political testimony: trauma and Jim Crow.
Summary "Zora Neale Hurston produced some of the most provocative literature of the twentieth century. This book examines the numerous scenes of violence against women in her fictional works and the development of her feminist ideals. This book is the first full-length discussion of Hurston's repetitive rendering of violently controlled women. It gives significant insight into why Hurston's themes often questioned the power dynamics of heterosexual relationships. It also explores the effect of death and loss on Hurston's life and reveals intertwined relationships between writing and healing."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Hurston, Zora Neale -- Characters -- Women.
Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Feminist fiction, American -- History and criticism.
African American women in literature.
Psychic trauma in literature.
Witnesses in literature.
Violence in literature.
Women in literature.
ISBN 0820457515 paperback alkaline paper
9780820457512 paperback alkaline paper
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