Roynon, Tessa.

The Cambridge introduction to Toni Morrison / Toni Morrison Tessa Roynon. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - xii, 143 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-137) and index.

Life -- Works -- Contexts -- Reception.

Chapter 1 Life
1931-1955
1955-1977
1977-1993
Since 1993
Chapter 2 Works
Introduction to the Fiction
The Bluest Eye
Sula
Song of Solomon
Tar Baby
Beloved
Jazz
Paradise
Love
A Mercy
Other Creative Work
Nonfiction
Chapter 3 Contexts
Morrison and African-American History
and Tradition
Morrison and Dominant American Culture
Morrison and African Cultures and Traditions
Morrison, Transnational Perspectives,
Modernism, and Postmodernism
Chapter 4 Reception
The Critical Field
The Status and Reputation of "Toni Morrison"

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American fiction in English

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