| Description |
xi, 203 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Critical companions to popular contemporary writers., 1082-4979 |
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Critical companions to popular contemporary writers.
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| Contents |
Series Foreword / Kathleen Gregory Klein -- 1. The Life of Toni Morrison -- 2. Literary Contexts -- 3. The Bluest Eye (1970) -- 4. Sula (1973) -- 5. Song of Solomon (1977) -- 6. Tar Baby (1981) -- 7. Beloved (1987) -- 8. Jazz (1992) -- 9. Paradise (1998) |
| Summary |
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, Toni Morrison is among our most distinguished contemporary novelists. Morrison describes herself as a "black woman novelist," and all her novels deal with African American characters and communities. Exploring the entire cycle of human life in a spiritual context, her novels are also universal in their depiction of families, especially mothers and their children. This study analyzes in turn each of her novels. It also provides the reader with a complete bibliography of her writings, as well as a list of selected reviews and criticism. The discussion of each novel features sections on plot and character development, narrative structure, thematic issues, and an alternative critical approach from which to read the novel. Written specifically for high school and college students and general readers, this study illuminates and enriches the reading of Morrison's novels |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-195) and index |
| Subject |
Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Morrison, Toni, 1931- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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African American women in literature.
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African Americans in literature.
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| LC no. |
98012142 |
| ISBN |
0313302650 (alk. paper) |
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