african american women in literature

A collection of interviews in which author Gloria Naylor discusses her work, personal life, achievements, and failures.

Explores how African-American women have been portrayed in the writings of James Baldwin, discussing how his development of female characters has progressed throughout his thirty-year career.

Discusses the life and first five works of African-American author Gloria Naylor whose work often tells stories of women living on the margins of their communities.

A guide to teaching twentieth-century African-American writer Alice Walker's poetry, short stories, and novels to high school students; includes chapters on Walker's life, her novel "The Color Purple," critical responses to her work, censorship, Walker's works as models for student writing, and additional sources on Walker.

Presents nearly thirty reviews and essays on African-American author Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" by such writers as Margaret Atwood, Rosellen Brown, Stanley Crouch, and Morrison herself, and includes a scholarly introduction.

A collection of critical essays that examine Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved, " with a chronology of the author's life, an overview of the novel, its plot, themes, characters, and literary impact, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Contains critical essays on Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

A study of the first six novels by Nobel Prize-winning African-American author Toni Morrison, including "The Bluest Eye, " "Sula, " "Song of Solomon, " "Tar Baby, " "Beloved, " and "Jazz.".

A collection of critical essays on twentieth-century African-American author Toni Morrison's works "The Bluest Eye, " "Sula, " "Song of Solomon, " "Tar Baby, " "Beloved, " and "Jazz.".