Domestic allegories of political desire : the Black heroine's text at the turn of the century /

Domestic fiction, American > History and criticism.

American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.

American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.

Politics and literature > United States.

African American women > Intellectual life.

African American women in literature.

Heroines in literature.

Marriage in literature.

Desire in literature.

Allegory.