{"product_id":"sentimental-confessions-spiritual-narratives-of-nineteenth-century-african-american-women-9780820325743","title":"Sentimental Confessions: Spiritual Narratives of Nineteenth-Century African American Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSentimental Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoycelyn 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--if we read them because (not although) they are holy texts. 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 naïve 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelping 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joycelyn Moody\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 5.92w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820325743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoycelyn Moody is an associate professor of English at the University of Washington.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43219254804595,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":43.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_58fbc09b-3417-4e6c-87cb-89a9eeef8e65.jpg?v=1753532813","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/sentimental-confessions-spiritual-narratives-of-nineteenth-century-african-american-women-9780820325743","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}