In the writings and speeches included here, Morrison takes on contested social issues: the foreigner, female empowerment, the press, money, "black matter(s)," and human rights. It is divided into three parts: the first is introduced by a powerful prayer for the dead of 9/11 the second by a searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., and the last by a heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin. The Source of Self-Regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind and style, the literary prowess and moral compass that are Toni Morrison's inimitable hallmark.
Written with the artistic vision that has earned her a preeminent place in modern letters, Playing in the Dark will be avidly read by Morrison admirers as well as by students, critics, and scholars of American literature.Īrguably the most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection-a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades. A final chapter on Ernest Hemingway is a brilliant exposition of the racial subtext that glimmers beneath the surface plots of his fiction. She considers Willa Cather and the impact of race on concept and plot turns to Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville to examine the black force that figures so significantly in the literature of early America and discusses the implications of the Africanist presence at the heart of Huckleberry Finn. Through her investigation of black characters, narrative strategies, and idioms in the fiction of white American writers, Morrison provides a daring perspective that is sure to alter conventional notions about American literature. Her compelling point is that the central characteristics of American literature individualism, masculinity, the insistence upon innocence coupled to an obsession with figurations of death and hell-are responses to a dark and abiding Africanist presence. She argues that race has become a metaphor, a way of referring to forces, events, and forms of social decay, economic division, and human panic.
Her goal, she states at the outset, is to "put forth an argument for extending the study of American literature.draw a map, so to speak, of a critical geography and use that map to open as much space for discovery, intellectual adventure, and close exploration as did the original charting of the New World-without the mandate for conquest." Author of Beloved, The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and other vivid portrayals of the black American experience, Morrison ponders the effect that living in a historically racialized society has had on American writing in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison brings the genius of a master writer to this personal inquiry into the significance of African-Americans in the American literary imagination. Print Resources Available at the Gwinnett Technical College Library Please explore these resources to learn more about the rich life of a true literary icon, Ms. Please see one of your librarians if you want to find more resources about Ms. Morrison explaining her thought processes. We also have eBook resources that critically evaluate Ms. We have created a display of books that will help you remember the powerful legacy of Ms. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica. ( Toni Morrison: Award-winning New York author reads tonight at Harbourfront's International Festival of Authors. Morrison was a literary icon whose unique voice will be sorely missed. Known for portraying life in a gritty and meaningful way, Ms. Morrison's works were timeless, personal, and highly thought-provoking. Morrison, the winner of many awards including the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved and the Nobel Prize for Literature, was known for exploring the African American experience especially after slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. The Beloved author of titles such as Beloved, The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Sula passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019. Remembering Toni Morrison by Unknown User on T11:54:51-04:00 | Comments
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