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- catalog abstract ""Sentimental Confessions is a ground-breaking study of evangelicalism, sentimentalism, and nationalism in early African American holy women's autobiography. At its core are analyses of the life writings of six women - Maria Stewart, Jarena Lee, Zilpha Elaw, Nancy Prince, Mattie J. Jackson, and Julia Foote - all of which appeared in the mid-nineteenth century." "Joycelyn Moody shows how these authors appropriated white-sanctioned literary conventions to assert their voices and to protest the racism, patriarchy, and other forces that created and sustained their poverty and enslavement. In doing so, Moody also reveals the wealth of insights that could be gained from these kinds of writings if we were to acknowledge the spiritual convictions of their authors. The deeply held, passionately expressed beliefs of these women, says Moody, should not be brushed aside by scholars who may be tempted to view them as naive or as indicative only of the racial, class, and gender oppressions these women suffered. In addition, Moody promotes new ways of looking at dictated narratives without relegating them to a status below self-authored texts." "Helping to recover a neglected chapter of American literary history, Sentimental Confessions is filled with insights into the state of the nation in the nineteenth century."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11968693.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Sentimental Confessions is a ground-breaking study of evangelicalism, sentimentalism, and nationalism in early African American holy women's autobiography. At its core are analyses of the life writings of six women - Maria Stewart, Jarena Lee, Zilpha Elaw, Nancy Prince, Mattie J. Jackson, and Julia Foote - all of which appeared in the mid-nineteenth century." "Joycelyn Moody shows how these authors appropriated white-sanctioned literary conventions to assert their voices and to protest the racism, patriarchy, and other forces that created and sustained their poverty and enslavement. In doing so, Moody also reveals the wealth of insights that could be gained from these kinds of writings if we were to acknowledge the spiritual convictions of their authors. The deeply held, passionately expressed beliefs of these women, says Moody, should not be brushed aside by scholars who may be tempted to view them as naive or as indicative only of the racial, class, and gender oppressions these women suffered. In addition, Moody promotes new ways of looking at dictated narratives without relegating them to a status below self-authored texts." "Helping to recover a neglected chapter of American literary history, Sentimental Confessions is filled with insights into the state of the nation in the nineteenth century."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-200) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: sympathy and revolution -- (Im)personal complaints: Maria Stewart -- Sin-sick souls: Jarena Lee and Zilpha Elaw -- Rejecting sentimentalism: Nancy Prince -- Slavery's sinners: Mattie J. Jackson -- Thunderous daughter: Julia Foote -- Conclusion: spirit and ecstacy.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 208 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0820322369 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0820325740 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Athens : University of Georgia Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "277.3/081/082 21".
- catalog subject "African American women Biography History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "African American women authors Biography History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "African American women authors Religious life.".
- catalog subject "American literature 19th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Autobiography Religious aspects Christianity History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "BR1690 .M59 2001".
- catalog subject "Christian biography United States History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Evangelicalism United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Nationalism United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Sentimentalism in literature.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: sympathy and revolution -- (Im)personal complaints: Maria Stewart -- Sin-sick souls: Jarena Lee and Zilpha Elaw -- Rejecting sentimentalism: Nancy Prince -- Slavery's sinners: Mattie J. Jackson -- Thunderous daughter: Julia Foote -- Conclusion: spirit and ecstacy.".
- catalog title "Sentimental confessions : spiritual narratives of nineteenth-century African American women / Joycelyn Moody.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".