{"product_id":"toni-morrison-nancy-j-peterson-9780801857027","title":"Toni Morrison: Critical and Theoretical Approaches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cultural and political dimensions of the work of the 1993 Nobel Laureate in Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1993 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Toni Morrison is well established as one of the leading voices in American letters. Even so, her novels are often read narrowly rather than expansively, read as literary artifacts rather than as dynamic cultural texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout ignoring the literary and artistic achievements of Morrison's writing, \u003ci\u003eToni Morrison: Critical and Theoretical Approaches\u003c\/i\u003e calls attention to the cultural and political dimensions of her work. Drawing on a diverse range of approaches and theories--from W. E. B. DuBois to deconstruction and postmodernism, from black feminist criticism to reader response--these essays investigate such timely issues as debates about canonization, about race and gender divisions in America, about the founding assumptions of African American identity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Barbara T. Christian, Marianne DeKoven, Dwight A. McBride, Patricia McKee, Richard C. Moreland, Toni Morrison, Rafael Perez-Torres, Nancy J. Peterson, James Phelan, Eusebio L. Rodrigues, Judylyn S. Ryan, Caroline M. Woidat \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These essays exemplify the kinds of issues being addressed in the nineties by scholars of Morrison and by the profession more broadly. The topics of the individual essays vary, but read together, they offer valuable insights into why Morrison has become a much celebrated, widely taught author.\"--from the Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy J. Peterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801857023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801857027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.95w x 0.66d","brand":"Nancy J. Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926136357119,"sku":"9780801857027","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_396fd1e0-f4cc-48cb-a9d4-9e6ba5bff888.jpg?v=1681081407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toni-morrison-nancy-j-peterson-9780801857027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}