Toni Morrison

Writing the Moral Imagination

AvValerie Smith

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Del 42 i serien Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature

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This compelling study explores the inextricable links between the Nobel laureate’s aesthetic practice and her political vision, through an analysis of the key texts as well as her lesser-studied works, books for children, and most recent novels. Offers provocative new insights and a refreshingly original contribution to the scholarship of one of the most important contemporary American writersAnalyzes the celebrated fiction of Morrison in relation to her critical writing about the process of reading and writing literature, the relationship between readers and writers, and the cultural contributions of African-American literatureFeatures extended analyses of Morrison’s lesser-known works, most recent novels, and books for children as well as the key texts

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-09-14
Mått:160 x 236 x 13 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature
Antal sidor:168
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781405160339

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VALERIE SMITH is Dean of the College, Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature, and Professor of English and African American Studies at Princeton University, USA. Her numerous awards include fellowships from the Alphonse G. Fletcher Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Smith has written many essays and articles, and is author or editor of five books, including Self-Discovery and Authority in Afro-American Narrative (1988) and Not Just Race, Not Just Gender: Black Feminist Readings (1998).

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“In sum, Valerie Smith has risen to the challenge of presentation and synthesis, while making a personal contribution to Morrison scholarship.” (Cercles, 1 December 2015)“This concise volume will be of special value to less experienced (including high school) readers who want to go deeply into Toni Morrison’s work, and it provides an invaluable starting point for anyone who wants to understand the works themselves in their cultural contexts. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-and upper-division undergraduates; general readers.” (Choice, 1 March 2013)

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments viiIntroduction 11 The Bluest Eye and Sula 192 Song of Solomon and Tar Baby 413 Beloved 614 Jazz and Paradise 775 Books for Young Readers, Love and A Mercy 99Epilogue: Home 131Further Reading 137Works Cited 141Index 147