
Toni Morrison - Writing the Moral Imagination
Valerie Smith(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 7. September 2012
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168 pages
978-1-118-32673-2 (ISBN)
Description
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 writers Analyzes 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 literature Features extended analyses of Morrison's lesser-known works, most recent novels, and books for children as well as the key texts
Reviews / Votes
"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)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-32673-2 (9781118326732)
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08/2012
Wiley-Blackwell
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Person
Valerie Smith is the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature 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 is also the author of several essays and articles, including the books Self-Discovery and Authority in Afro-American Narrative (1988) and Not Just Race, Not Just Gender: Black Feminist Readings (1998) .
Content
Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1 The Bluest Eye and Sula 19 2 Song of Solomon and Tar Baby 41 3 Beloved 61 4 Jazz and Paradise 77 5 Books for Young Readers, Love and A Mercy 99 Epilogue: Home 131 Further Reading 137 Works Cited 141 Index 147