Gayl Jones: The Language Of Voice And Freedom In Her Writings
by Casey Clabough
Publication Date: Aug 15, 2008
List Price: $35.00
Format: Paperback, 216 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780786433797
Imprint: McFarland
Publisher: McFarland
Parent Company: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Description of Gayl Jones: The Language Of Voice And Freedom In Her Writings by Casey Clabough
Gayl Jones is dedicated to the art of "verbal authenticity," stemming from her identification with her African American heritage. Amid widespread critical praise as well as pointed attacks for her controversial first two novels, Jones has shown a constantly evolving cultural consciousness.
This first single-author study of Gayl Jones recovers the work of an under-examined yet immensely skillful contemporary writer. It offers a thorough examination of her technical innovations as well as her willingness to explore controversial subject matter.
The book addresses such crucial themes as Afrocentrism, diasporas, mythopoesis, post-colonialism and globalization, and offers close readings of the aesthetic and political interchanges within Jones’s fiction, drama, poetry, and criticism. Two interviews with Gayl Jones are included.
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