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This volume offers students and book club members a handy and insight-filled guide to Morrison's works and their relation to current events and popular culture.

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100313354995

ISBN-139780313354991

eBay Product ID (ePID)72957546

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages164 Pages

Publication NameReading Toni Morrison

LanguageEnglish

SubjectWomen Authors, American / African American, Authorship, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year2009

TypeStudy Guide

AuthorRachel Lister

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines

SeriesThe Pop Lit Book Club Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight14.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2009-020273

Reviews"Lister (American fiction, Durham U., UK) provides a guide to Toni Morrison's novels, from The Bluest Eye (1970) to Love (2003), with analysis of her formal and narrative techniques and engagement with contemporary issues and popular culture. She aims to introduce Morrison's work and explore specific issues for new and familiar readers. She begins with an outline of Morrison's life and career, writing methods, and thoughts on the role of the writer, and continues with chapters on her novels in context, and their themes, language, imagery, and characterization. Other chapters address race, class, and gender in her fiction; her representation of pop culture, as well as the film adaptation of Beloved; her relationship with the media; and online resources. In the chapter on what to read next, Lister discusses connections to other works and influential writers." - Reference & Research Book News, "â€¦ Lister's inclusion of a range of discussion points encourages an awareness of the breadth of Morrison scholarship, facilitating ideas about a wealth of often interrelated issues such as love, gender, and the white gaze. â€¦her book also promotes active and thoughtful reading, supported by her intricate analyses." - MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the U.S., "Lister's inclusion of a range of discussion points encourages an awareness of the breadth of Morrison scholarship, facilitating ideas about a wealth of often interrelated issues such as love, gender, and the white gaze. . . . her book also promotes active and thoughtful reading, supported by her intricate analyses." - MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the U.S., "Lister (American fiction, Durham U., UK) provides a guide to Toni Morrison's novels, from The Bluest Eye (1970) to Love (2003), with analysis of her formal and narrative techniques and engagement with contemporary issues and popular culture. She aims to introduce Morrison's work and explore specific issues for new and familiar readers. She begins with an outline of Morrison's life and career, writing methods, and thoughts on the role of the writer, and continues with chapters on her novels in context, and their themes, language, imagery, and characterization. Other chapters address race, class, and gender in her fiction; her representation of pop culture, as well as the film adaptation of Beloved; her relationship with the media; and online resources. In the chapter on what to read next, Lister discusses connections to other works and influential writers." -- Reference & Research Book News "Lister's inclusion of a range of discussion points encourages an awareness of the breadth of Morrison scholarship, facilitating ideas about a wealth of often interrelated issues such as love, gender, and the white gaze. . . . her book also promotes active and thoughtful reading, supported by her intricate analyses." -- MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the U.S.

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 Vol.

Target AudienceElementary/High School

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Lc Classification NumberPs3563.O8749z755