Toni Morrison and womanist discourse
By: Aoi Mori.
Series: Modern American literature -- Vol.16
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation.; Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Afro-American women in literature.
Description: Aoi Mori has examined the culture and politics of Toni Morrison's fiction from the perspective of Alice Walker's "womanist" critique of African-American and mainstream U.S. cultures. Her study focuses on the complex gender and racial issues explored in the aggregate of Morrison's subtle and complex work. Toni Morrison and Womanist Discourse demonstrates Mori's insightful analyses of Morrison's works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.