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Toni Morrison : Critical and Theoretical Approaches (A Modern Fiction Studies Book)
Toni Morrison Critical and Theoretical Approaches - A Modern Fiction Studies Book
Author: Nancy J. Peterson
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 M...  more » calls attention to the cultural and political dimensions of her work. Drawing on a diverse range of ap-proaches 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
ISBN-13: 9780801857027
ISBN-10: 0801857023
Publication Date: 11/18/1997
Pages: 304
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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