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Lacour, Claudia Brodsky – Humanities, 1996
Discusses and appraises the work of Nobel Prize winning black author Toni Morrison. Locates thematic and stylistic antecedents in the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Ernest Hemingway. Compares and contrasts Morrison's work with Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" and discusses the critical reception of black authors. (MJP)
Descriptors: Audience Response, Authors, Black Community, Black Culture
Morrison, Toni – Humanities, 1996
Includes the full text of Toni Morrison's acceptance speech for the 1996 Nobel Prize, awarded in Stockholm, Sweden. In the context of a modern day fable, Morrison investigates interwoven themes of language, creativity, and responsibility. Includes several photographs of the ceremony. (MJP)
Descriptors: Allegory, Authors, Awards, Black Achievement
Graham, Maryemma – Humanities, 1996
Considers the correlation between the role of community in the life of Toni Morrison and her work. Morrison grew up in the close-knit, multiracial, steel mill town of Lorain, Ohio. Her work often evokes a strong sense of place coupled with a need for communal belonging. (MJP)
Descriptors: Authors, Black Community, Black Culture, Black Literature
