Title Mother imagery in the novels of Afro-Caribbean women / Simone A. James Alexander

Published Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (x, 215 pages) Contents Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Reclaiming Identities: Afro-Caribbean Women Writers Writing the Self -- 1. Resisting Zombification: (Re)Writing/Righting the Literary Canon -- 2. I Am Me, I Am You: The Intricate Mother-Daughter Dyadic Relationship -- 3. Imagined Homelands: Engendering a Mythic Return "Home" -- 4. "An/Other Way of Knowing Things": Ancestral Line(age), Revalidating Our Ancestral Inheritances -- 5. "Call[ing] Your Nation": A Journey Completed Summary "Focusing on specific texts by Jamaica Kincaid, Maryse Conde, and Paule Marshall, this study explores the intricate trichotomous relationship between the mother (biological or surrogate), the motherlands Africa and the Caribbean, and the mothercountry represented by England, France, and/or North America. The mother-daughter relationships in the works discussed address the complex, conflicting notions of motherhood that exist within this trichotomy. Although mothering is usually socialized as a welcoming, nurturing notion, Alexander argues that alongside this nurturing notion there exists much conflict. Specifically, she argues that the mother-daughter relationship, plagued with ambivalence, is often further conflicted by colonialism or colonial intervention from the "other," the colonial mothercountry." "Mother Imagery in the Novels of Afro-Caribbean Women offers an overview of Caribbean women's writings from the 1990s, focusing on the personal relationships these three authors have had with their mothers and/or motherlands to highlight links, despite social, cultural, geographical, and political differences, among Afro-Caribbean women and their writings. Alexander traces acts of resistance, which facilitate the (re)writing/righting of the literary canon and the conception of a "newly created genre" and a "womanist" tradition through fictional narratives with autobiographical components."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Marshall, Paule, 1929-2019 -- Criticism and interpretation Kincaid, Jamaica -- Criticism and interpretation Condé, Maryse -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Condé, Maryse fast Kincaid, Jamaica fast Marshall, Paule, 1929-2019 fast Condé, Maryse. swd Kincaid, Jamaica. swd Marshall, Paule. swd Subject Caribbean fiction (English) -- Women authors -- History and criticism Women and literature -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 20th century Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism Women and literature -- English-speaking countries African American women -- Intellectual life African American women in literature. Mothers and daughters in literature. Motherhood in literature. Mothers in literature. Home in literature. Women and literature -- Caribbean Area -- History and criticism -- 20th century Women and literature -- United States -- History and criticism -- 20th century LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. African American women in literature African American women -- Intellectual life American fiction -- African American authors American fiction -- Women authors Home in literature Motherhood in literature Mothers and daughters in literature Mothers in literature Women and literature Mutter Motiv Moeders. Romans. Caribisch. Vrouwelijke auteurs. Caribbean Area English-speaking countries United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 00061985 ISBN 082626316X 9780826263162 082621309X 9780826213099 1417527005 9781417527007

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