Patton, Venetria K. <br/><br/>
The Grasp That Reaches Beyond the Grave :  The Ancestral Call in Black Women's Texts. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (228 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Revising The Legacy of Kinlessness Through Elders and Ancestors -- The Elder as Culture Bearer -- The Ancestor as a Beneficial Presence -- The Malevolent Ancestor -- The Child -- Conclusion -- Part I: Preface: The Elder as Culture Bearer -- Chapter 1 Othermothers as Elders and Culture Bearers in Daughters of the Dust and The Salt Eaters -- Part II: Preface: The Dead Are Not Dead: The Ancestral Presence -- Chapter 2 Ancestral Prodding in Praisesong for the Widow -- Chapter 3 Ancestral Disturbances in Stigmata -- Chapter 4 Beloved: A Ghost Story with an Ogbanje Twist -- Part III: Preface: The Child and Ancestor Bond -- Chapter 5 The Child Figure as a Means to Ancestral Knowledge in Daughters of the Dust and A Sunday in June -- Conclusion: Looking Backward and Forward: The Ancestral Presence in Speculative Fiction -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Explores Black women writers' treatment of the ancestor figure. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781438447384 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.<br/>American literature--African influences.<br/>African American women--Intellectual life--20th century.<br/>African Americans in literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS153.N5 P37 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>810.9/928708996073