Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-172) and index.
Contents:
The conception and reception of The color purple -- Defining The color purple: the question of genre -- Language and narrative poetics in The color purple -- Language and subjectivity in The color purple -- Reading race in The color purple -- Class and consumerism in The color purple -- The color purple: feminist text? -- Gender and sexuality in The color purple -- Conclusion.
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