Toni Morrison: Writing the Moral Imagination
Toni Morrison: Writing the Moral Imagination By Valerie Smith(auth.)
2012 | 158 Pages | ISBN: 1405160330 | PDF | 1 MB
2012 | 158 Pages | ISBN: 1405160330 | PDF | 1 MB
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 Content: Chapter 1 The Bluest Eye and Sula (pages 19–40): Chapter 2 Song of Solomon and Tar Baby (pages 41–60): Chapter 3 Beloved (pages 61–75): Chapter 4 Jazz and Paradise (pages 77–97): Chapter 5 Books for Young Readers, Love and A Mercy (pages 99–129):