Self-Discovery and Authority in Afro-American Narrative |
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| Author:
| Smith, Valerie |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-80088-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1991 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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It is by telling the stories of their lives that black writers affirm and legitimize their autonomy. So Smith argues in this exploration of the relationship between autobiography and fiction in Afro-American writing. Smith sees plot construction and characterization as providing these narrators with a measure of authority unknown in their lives.
It is by telling the stories of their lives that black writers affirm and legitimize their autonomy. So Smith argues in this exploration of the relationship between autobiography and fiction in Afro-American writing. Smith sees plot construction and characterization as providing these narrators with a measure of authority unknown in their lives.