Worrying the Line

Black Women Writers, Lineage, and Literary Tradition

Author: Cheryl A. Wall
ISBN: 9780807855867

In blues music, "worrying the line" is the technique of breaking up a phrase by changing pitch, adding a shout, or repeating words in order to emphasize, clarify, or subvert a moment in a song. Cheryl A. Wall applies this term to fiction and nonfiction wr

Publisher: UNC Press Books
Publish Date: 2005

Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / African American, Literary Criticism / Women Authors, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Social Science / Women's Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: African-American/Black Studies)