Introduction / Angelyn Mitchell and Danille K. Taylor -- Early African American women's literature / Frances Smith Foster and LaRose Davis -- Women of the Harlem Renaissance / Cheryl A. Wall -- Women writers of the Black Arts Movement / Eleanor W. Traylor -- Contemporary African American women writers / Dana A. Williams -- African American feminist theories and literary criticism / Robert J. Patterson -- African American women and the United States slave narrative / Joycelyn Moody -- Autobiography and African American women's literature / Joanne M. Braxton -- "Even some fiction might be useful" : African American women novelists / Madhu Dubey -- African American women poets and the power of the word / Keith D. Leonard -- African American women in the performing arts / Olga Barrios -- African American women writers of children's and young adult literature / Dianne Johnson -- African American women essayists / Marilyn Sanders Mobley -- African American women writers and the short story / Crystal J. Lucky -- African American women writers and popular fiction : theorizing black womanhood / Herman Beavers
Summary
'The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature' covers a period dating back to the 18th century. These specially commissioned essays highlight the artistry, complexity and diversity of a literary tradition that ranges from Lucy Terry to Toni Morrison
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-300)