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Author

Patton, Venetria K., 1968-

Title The grasp that reaches beyond the grave [electronic resource] : the ancestral call in black women's texts / Venetria K. Patton.

Imprint

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2013.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	x, 216 p.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction: Revising the legacy of kinlessness through elders and ancestors -- Othermothers as elders and culture bearers in Daughters of the dust and The salt eaters -- Ancestral prodding in Praisesong for the widow -- Ancestral disturbances in Stigmata -- Beloved, a ghost story with an Ogbanje twist -- The child figure as a means to ancestral knowledge in Daughters of the dust and A Sunday in June.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
	American literature -- African influences.
	African American women -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
	African Americans in literature.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9781438447377 (hardcover : alk. paper)
	9781438447384 (electronic bk.)