Scarring the Black body : race and representation in African American literature / Carol E. Henderson.
"Scarring and the act of scarring are recurrent images in African American literature. In Scarring the Black Body, Carol E. Henderson analyzes the cultural and historical implications of scarring in a number of African American texts that feature the trope of the scar, including works by Sherle...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia, Mo. :
University of Missouri Press,
©2002.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Scarring and the act of scarring are recurrent images in African American literature. In Scarring the Black Body, Carol E. Henderson analyzes the cultural and historical implications of scarring in a number of African American texts that feature the trope of the scar, including works by Sherley Anne Williams, Toni Morrison, Ann Petry, Ralph Ellison, and Richard Wright."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 184 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0826262899 9780826262899 9780826214218 0826214215 |