| What Else But Love?: The Ordeal of Race in Faulkner and Morrison Contributor(s): Weinstein, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231102763 ISBN-13: 9780231102766 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1996 Annotation: Weinstein investigates the stories blacks and whites, men and women, tell about each other through the work of two quintessential American novelists: William Faulkner and and Toni Morrison. Exploring deep-rooted understandings of race and gender and describing how differently their "Americanness" resonates in both writers' works, "What Else But Love?" considers the legacy of slavery in a variety of ways, from the meaning of mammies and mothers to the question of black manhood. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 96017153 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.12" W x 9.21" (1.21 lbs) 237 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Weinstein investigates the stories blacks and whites, men and women, tell about each other through the work of two quintessential American novelists: William Faulkner and and Toni Morrison. Exploring deep-rooted understandings of race and gender and describing how differently their "Americanness" resonates in both writers' works, What Else But Love? considers the legacy of slavery in a variety of ways, from the meaning of mammies and mothers to the question of black manhood. |