Playing in the Dark
Playing in the Dark by Toni Morrison, published by Random House Digital Inc. on July 24, 2007, is a reprint edition consisting of 112 pages in English. This work of literary criticism explores the intricate relationship between race and American literature, revealing how themes of freedom, individualism, and manhood are deeply intertwined with the historical presence of a black population. Morrison’s analysis invites readers to reconsider the narratives crafted by prominent authors such as Poe, Melville, Cather, and Hemingway, highlighting the complexities of their portrayals of race.
In this edition, readers will find Morrison’s insightful discussions that challenge conventional interpretations of American literary tradition. The book delves into the “Africanist” presence in literature, prompting a reappraisal of essential characteristics within the canon. Playing in the Dark serves as a significant resource for students, critics, and scholars interested in literary criticism, ethnic studies, and the social sciences, while also appealing to those who admire Morrison’s artistic vision and contributions to the discourse on race in America.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An immensely persuasive work of literary criticism that opens a new chapter in the American dialogue on race—and promises to change the way we read American literature—from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner “[Morrison] boldly…reimagines and remaps the possibility of America.”—Chicago Tribune Morrison shows how much the themes of freedom and individualism, manhood and innocence, depended on the existence of a black population that was manifestly unfree–and that came to serve white authors as embodiments of their own fears and desires. According to the Chicago Tribune, Morrison “reimagines and remaps the possibility of America.” Her brilliant discussions of the “Africanist” presence in the fiction of Poe, Melville, Cather, and Hemingway leads to a dramatic reappraisal of the essential characteristics of our literary tradition. Written with the artistic vision that has earned the Nobel Prize-winning author a pre-eminent place in modern letters, Playing in the Dark is an invaluable read for avid Morrison admirers as well as students, critics, and scholars of American literature.
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