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Uncovering powerful and threatening secrets in African American literature



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"Lewis's is the first book-length study of narrative secrets in African American literature. . . . Recommended."--Choice


"A provocative unveiling of secrets in African American literature from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1920s. Uncovering what was and is at stake in the discourse of secrecy in African American literature and culture, Lewis helps readers see its grounding in 'master-female slave moments.' The analysis of interracial and sexual secrets is enlightening and instructive."--William L. Andrews, editor of The Literature of the American South: A Norton Anthology

Telling Narratives Secrets in African American

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      Publisher University of Illinois Press
      Published 26 November 2007
      ISBN-13 9780252032110
      978-0252032110
      ISBN-10 025203211X
      Also in:
      Feminism and feminist theory Sexual abuse and harassment

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Uncovering powerful and threatening secrets in African American literature



      Trade Review

      "Lewis's is the first book-length study of narrative secrets in African American literature. . . . Recommended."--Choice


      "A provocative unveiling of secrets in African American literature from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1920s. Uncovering what was and is at stake in the discourse of secrecy in African American literature and culture, Lewis helps readers see its grounding in 'master-female slave moments.' The analysis of interracial and sexual secrets is enlightening and instructive."--William L. Andrews, editor of The Literature of the American South: A Norton Anthology

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