Corregidora (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Gayl Jones
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1950’s to the 1970’s
- Setting: Rural Kentucky
- Principal Characters: Ursa Corregidora, Mutt Thomas, Tadpole McCormick, Corregidora, Catherine (Cat), Jeffy, Max, Vivian
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, African Americans, 1960’s, Family or family life, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Sex or sexuality, South or Southerners, Slavery or slaves, Marriage, 1940’s, Midwest, Ohio, Incest, Rape, Victims, Women’s issues, Oppression, Accidents, Brazil or Brazilians, Divorce, Duty, Infertility, Singing or singers
- Locales: Brazil, Cincinnati, OH, Lexington, KY, Versailles, KY
Form and Content
Corregidora tells the story of the far-reaching, destructive effects of nineteenth century bondage on the generations of African Americans whose ancestors were slaves in North and South America. Set in the American South in the middle of the twentieth century, the novel demonstrates that slavery was a system that not only confined blacks physically and economically but also led to their psychological and sexual demise. Written in a lyrical blues style, Corregidora expresses both the misery and the emotional release that African Americans continued...
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