Deep Talk Reading African-American Literary Names |
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| Author:
| King, Debra Walker |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-1793-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1998 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $69.50 |
Book Description:
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In this original study, the author seeks out the discourses existing beneath the primary narratives of African-American literary texts by interpreting the significance of certain character names. She explains the interpretative guidelines necessary to read ""deep talk"" in African-American texts.
In this original study, the author seeks out the discourses existing beneath the primary narratives of African-American literary texts by interpreting the significance of certain character names. She explains the interpretative guidelines necessary to read ""deep talk"" in African-American texts.