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9780801857027: Toni Morrison: Critical and Theoretical Approaches
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0801857023 ISBN 13 : 9780801857027
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997

Synopsis

The cultural and political dimensions of the work of the 1993 Nobel Laureate in Literature.

The 1993 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Toni Morrison is well established as one of the leading voices in American letters. Even so, her novels are often read narrowly rather than expansively, read as literary artifacts rather than as dynamic cultural texts.

Without ignoring the literary and artistic achievements of Morrison's writing, Toni Morrison: Critical and Theoretical Approaches calls attention to the cultural and political dimensions of her work. Drawing on a diverse range of approaches and theories—from W. E. B. DuBois to deconstruction and postmodernism, from black feminist criticism to reader response—these essays investigate such timely issues as debates about canonization, about race and gender divisions in America, about the founding assumptions of African American identity.

Contributors: Barbara T. Christian, Marianne DeKoven, Dwight A. McBride, Patricia McKee, Richard C. Moreland, Toni Morrison, Rafael Perez-Torres, Nancy J. Peterson, James Phelan, Eusebio L. Rodrigues, Judylyn S. Ryan, Caroline M. Woidat

"These essays exemplify the kinds of issues being addressed in the nineties by scholars of Morrison and by the profession more broadly. The topics of the individual essays vary, but read together, they offer valuable insights into why Morrison has become a much celebrated, widely taught author."—from the Introduction

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À propos de l'auteur

Nancy J. Peterson is assistant professor of English and American Studies at Purdue University. She also serves as assistant editor of Modern Fiction Studies.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801857023
ISBN 13 
9780801857027
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
296
Éditeur
Peterson Nancy J.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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