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Between the lines

Callahan, Monique-Adelle.

Between the lines literary transnationalism and African American poetics / [electronic resource] : Monique-Adelle Callahan. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource. - Imagining the Americas . - Imagining the Americas. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911 --Criticism and interpretation.
Ayala, Cristina, 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.


America--History and criticism.--Literatures

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