Toni Morrison and the American tradition
Subtitle: a rhetorical reading
By: Herbert William Rice.
Series: American university studies, 60
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation.; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 20th century.; English language -- United States -- Rhetoric.; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); African American women in literature.; African Americans in literature.
Description: Widely recognized as one of the most significant writers America has produced, Toni Morrison has consistently confounded critics. As she says herself, she seeks to avoid being "like Joyce, Hardy, and Faulkner." In this work, Rice explores the ways Morrison is like and unlike writers such as Faulkner. He uncovers a complex tension at the core of her work that at once connects her to and separates her from the American tradition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-150) and index.