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Toni Morrison: Writing the Moral Imagination
Valerie Smith
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Description for Toni Morrison: Writing the Moral Imagination
Paperback. Series: Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 221 x 7. Weight in Grams: 222.
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.
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118917695
SKU
V9781118917695
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Ref
99-50
About Valerie Smith
Valerie Smith is Dean of the College, Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature, and Professor of English and African American Studies at Princeton University, USA. Her numerous awards include fellowships from the Alphonse G. Fletcher Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Smith has written many essays and articles, and is author or editor of five books, ... Read more
Reviews for Toni Morrison: Writing the Moral Imagination
“In sum, Valerie Smith has risen to the challenge of presentation and synthesis, while making a personal contribution to Morrison scholarship.” (Cercles, 1 December 2015)