Toni Morrison : writing the moral imagination

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Toni Morrison : writing the moral imagination

Valerie Smith

(Blackwell introductions to literature, 21)

Wiley-Blackwell, 2014

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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

Table of Contents

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

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