Title: Toni Morrison and the American tradition
First published: 1996
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.
Subjects: History, African Americans in literature, Rhetoric, Criticism and interpretation, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), English language, African American women in literature, Narration (Rhetoric), Women and literature, Narration, Influence litteraire, artistique, Morrison, toni, 1931-2019
Places: United States
People: Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PS3563.O8749 Z83 1996