The source of self-regard : selected essays, speeches, and meditations
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PS3563.O8749 A6 2019
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women in literature.
African Americans in literature.
American essays.
Essays -- Women authors.
Essays.
Essays.
Literary criticism.
Meditations -- African American authors.
Meditations -- Women authors.
Meditations.
Meditations.
Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation.
Racism in literature.
Social justice in literature.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- African American authors.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Women authors.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
Speeches.
African Americans in literature.
American essays.
Essays -- Women authors.
Essays.
Essays.
Literary criticism.
Meditations -- African American authors.
Meditations -- Women authors.
Meditations.
Meditations.
Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation.
Racism in literature.
Social justice in literature.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- African American authors.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Women authors.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
Speeches.
Bisac Subjects
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American women in literature
African Americans in literature
American essays
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Essays
Literary criticism
Meditations
Morrison, Toni
Racism in literature
Social justice in literature
Speeches
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- African American authors
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Women authors
African Americans in literature
American essays
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Essays
Literary criticism
Meditations
Morrison, Toni
Racism in literature
Social justice in literature
Speeches
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- African American authors
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Women authors
Other Subjects
18.06 Anglo-American literature.
Address
American speeches.
Critiques littéraires.
Discours américains.
Discours.
Essais américains.
Essais.
Essay
Essays -- Women authors.
Essays.
essays.
Justice sociale dans la littérature.
Meditations -- African American authors.
Meditations -- Women authors.
Meditations.
Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation.
Méditations.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Nonfiction.
Race Relations -- United States -- personal narratives.
Racisme dans la littérature.
speeches (documents)
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- African American authors.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Women authors.
Address
American speeches.
Critiques littéraires.
Discours américains.
Discours.
Essais américains.
Essais.
Essay
Essays -- Women authors.
Essays.
essays.
Justice sociale dans la littérature.
Meditations -- African American authors.
Meditations -- Women authors.
Meditations.
Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation.
Méditations.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Nonfiction.
Race Relations -- United States -- personal narratives.
Racisme dans la littérature.
speeches (documents)
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- African American authors.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Women authors.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
ix, 354 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-354).
Description
"One of the most celebrated and revered writers in the history of American literature gives us a new nonfiction collection--a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades. The Source of Self-Regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind and style, the literary prowess and moral compass, that are Toni Morrison's hallmarks. It is divided into three parts: the first is introduced by a powerful prayer for the dead of 9/11, the second by a searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., and the last by a heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin. In the writings and speeches included here, Morrison takes on contested social issues: the foreigner, female empowerment, the press, money, black matter(s) and human rights. She looks at enduring aspects of culture: the role of the artist in society, the literary imagination, the Afro-American presence in American literature, and, in her Nobel lecture, the power of language itself. And here too is piercing commentary on her own work (including The Bluest Eye, Sala, Tar Baby, Jazz, Beloved, and Paradise) and that of others, among them painter and collagist Romare Bearden, author Toni Cade Bambara, and theater director Peter Sellars. In all, The Source of Self-Regard is a luminous and essential addition to Toni Morrison's oeuvre."--Jacket
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Morrison, T. (2019). The source of self-regard: selected essays, speeches, and meditations (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morrison, Toni. 2019. The Source of Self-regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morrison, Toni. The Source of Self-regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Morrison, T. (2019). The source of self-regard: selected essays, speeches, and meditations. First edn. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Morrison, Toni. The Source of Self-regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
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