Speaking in Tongues and Dancing Diaspora: Black Women Writing and Performing

by Mae G. Henderson

The oral tradition has always played an important role in African American literature, ranging from works such as Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God to Toni Morrison's Beloved. These and countless other novels affirm the power of sonance and sound in the African American literary canon. Considering the wide swath of work in this powerful lineage -- in addition to its shared heritage with performance -- Mae G. Henderson deploys her trope...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195116593
• ISBN13: 9780195116595
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"