Critical Companion to Toni Morrison: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work
by Carmen Gillespie
Publisher: Facts on File, IncorporatedPages: 496
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780816062768
Overview of Critical Companion to Toni Morrison: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work
Toni Morrison, recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1993, is one of the most popular American writers studied in college and high school English courses. Her novels, including Sula, Song of Solomon, Beloved, and Paradise, have won almost every major award for which they have been eligible. In addition, Morrison's influence as a critic, book editor, and mentor to other writers has been profound. Critical Companion to Toni Morrison examines Morrison's life and writing, featuring critical analyses of her works and extensive entries on related topics and relevant people, places, and influences. This accessible volume also provides crucial historical and thematic information, in addition to illustrations, bibliographies, and cross-references.Coverage includes: A concise but thorough biography of Morrison, Entries on Morrison's major works, including novels, children's works, and shorter pieces, with characters included as subentries, Related people, places, and topics, including friends and literary influences, themes and symbols, and more, Appendixes, including a chronology, a bibliography of Morrison's works, and a bibliography of secondary sources.
About the Author:
Carmen Gillespie holds a Ph.D. from Emory University and is an associate professor of English at the University of Toledo
Synopsis of Critical Companion to Toni Morrison: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work
Toni Morrison, recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1993, is one of the most popular American writers studied in college and high school English courses. Her novels, including Sula, Song of Solomon, Beloved, and Paradise, have won almost every major award for which they have been eligible. In addition, Morrison's influence as a critic, book editor, and mentor to other writers has been profound. Critical Companion to Toni Morrison examines Morrison's life and writing, featuring critical analyses of her works and extensive entries on related topics and relevant people, places, and influences. This accessible volume also provides crucial historical and thematic information, in addition to illustrations, bibliographies, and cross-references.
Coverage includes: A concise but thorough biography of Morrison, Entries on Morrison's major works, including novels, children's works, and shorter pieces, with characters included as subentries, Related people, places, and topics, including friends and literary influences, themes and symbols, and more, Appendixes, including a chronology, a bibliography of Morrison's works, and a bibliography of secondary sources.
About the Author:
Carmen Gillespie holds a Ph.D. from Emory University and is an associate professor of English at the University of Toledo
Ann Burns - Library Journal
Beginning with a biography of the 1993 winner of the Nobel prize in literature, Gillespie (English, Univ. of Toledo) examines Morrison's novels, short stories, children's books, and nonfiction. There are also entries on related topics like abolition and relevant people, places, and influences.
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Library Journal
Beginning with a biography of the 1993 winner of the Nobel prize in literature, Gillespie (English, Univ. of Toledo) examines Morrison's novels, short stories, children's books, and nonfiction. There are also entries on related topics like abolition and relevant people, places, and influences.
âAnn Burns
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