An analysis of Toni Morrison's Playing in the dark : whiteness and the literary imagination

著者

    • Jakubowicz, Karina
    • Perchard, Adam

書誌事項

An analysis of Toni Morrison's Playing in the dark : whiteness and the literary imagination

Karina Jakubowicz with Adam Perchard

(The Macat library)

Routledge, c2017

  • : pbk
  • : hbk

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A Macat analysis of Toni Morrison's Playing in the dark

A Macat analysis : Toni Morrison's Playing in the dark : whiteness and the literary imagination

Playing in the dark : whiteness and the literary imagination

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Includes bibliographical references

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Toni Morrison's Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination is a seminal piece of literary criticism, and a masterclass in the critical thinking skill of interpretation. Interpretation plays a vital role in critical thinking: it focuses on interrogating accepted meanings and laying down clear definitions on which a strong argument can be built. Both history and literary history in the US have frequently revolved around understanding how Americans define themselves and each other, and Morrison's work seeks to investigate, question, and redefine one of the central concepts in American history and American literary history: color.. Morrison turned to the classics of American literature to ask how authors had chosen to define the terms 'black' and 'white.' Instead of accepting traditional interpretations of these works, Morrison examined the way in which 'whiteness' defines itself through 'blackness,' and vice versa. Black bondage and the myths of black inferiority and savagery, she showed, allowed white America to indulge its own defining myths - viewing itself as free, civilized, and innocent. A classic of subtle and incisive interpretation, Playing in the Dark shows just how crucial and how complex simple-looking definitions can be.

目次

Ways in to the Text Who is Toni Morrison? What does Playing in the Dark Say? Why does Playing in the Dark Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB25327919
  • ISBN
    • 9781912128914
    • 9781912302888
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    London
  • ページ数/冊数
    89 p.
  • 大きさ
    21 cm
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