Toni Morrison and Literary Tradition: The Invention of an Aesthetic
Awards:   Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2015 Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2015 (United States)
Author:   Dr Justine Baillie (University of Greenwich, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781474222914


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   26 February 2015
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Our Price $56.99 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Toni Morrison and Literary Tradition: The Invention of an Aesthetic


Add your own review!

Awards

  • Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2015
  • Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2015 (United States)

Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Dr Justine Baillie (University of Greenwich, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781474222914


ISBN 10:   1474222919
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   26 February 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Part I: Finding A Voice \ 1. Finding a Voice \ Part II: Identity, Ideology and Community \ 2. The Bluest Eye (1970) and Sula (1973) \ 3. Song of Solomon (1977) and Tar Baby (1981) \ 4. Beloved (1987) and 'The Site of Memory' (1987) \ Part III: Repetition, Memory and the End of Race \ 5. Jazz (1992) and Playing in the Dark (1992) \ 6. Paradise (1998), 'Home' (1997) and 'Recitatif' (1983) \ 7. Love (2003) \ 8. A Mercy (2008) \ Bibliography \ Index.

Reviews

The book enacts a detailed and meticulously theorized study of Morrison's fiction from her 1970 debut, The Bluest Eye (1970), to her tenth novel, Home (2012) ... [Baillie's] critical readings are often striking for their freshness ... Indeed, the book's final chapter, on Love, A Mercy and Home, is a welcome and rare exploration of this late phase in the Morrisonian oeuvre. This last chapter on these often underdiscussed texts is tantalizingly short; I hope Baillie will return to discuss these in future work. * Contemporary Women's Writing *


The scope and accessibility of this work make it a valuable introduction to Morrison and an effective resource for those teaching Morrison's novels; the depth and nuance of Baillie's scholarship and argument make it an important contribution to ongoing critical conversations about Morrison's role in developing a uniquely African American aesthetic. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above. CHOICE


Author Information

Justine Baillie is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Greenwich, UK. She has published on Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father and American Fiction.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

RGJUNE2025

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
 Shopping cart
Mailing List

 

Sign up now