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Anne, the White Woman in Contemporary African-American Fiction - Archetypes, Stereotypes, and Characterizations (Hardcover, New)
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Anne, the White Woman in Contemporary African-American Fiction - Archetypes, Stereotypes, and Characterizations (Hardcover, New)
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Although many books in the last decade have dealt with the unique
mythic forms of African-American literature, and others have
applied Jungian theory to literary criticism in general, none have
attempted to combine the two strands. This volume does just that,
applying Jungian archetypal theory and certain West African
religious principles to the analysis of fictional characterizations
of white women. Using Calvin Hernton's Sex and Racism in America in
the development of women's stereotypes, Anna Maria Chupa adds a
mythic interpretation to these characters, while at the same time
recognizing that the social context that informs the stereotypes
creates the imagery through which archetypes are manifest. In this
way, she is able to analyze both the particular stereotypes of
white women and their mythical roles. The book constructs its
analysis around the discussions of the different stereotypes. The
destructive bitch, the confidant-sage, the benevolent witch, and
other mythic and social types are treated in a context that is
neither purely African nor European, but a combination of both.
Works addressed include Baraka's The Dutchman, Ellison's Inivisible
Man, Himes's If He Hollers Let Him Go, Wright's Native Son, and
Walker's The Color Purple. The work concludes with a bibliography
and a comprehensive index. This book will be useful for courses in
African-American fiction, women in literature, and myth and
literature, as well as an important addition to college and
university libraries.
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