"High-topped shoes" and other signifiers of race, class, gender, and ethnicity in selected fiction by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison.9780761834977 "High-topped shoes" and other signifiers of race, class, gender, and ethnicity in selected fiction by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison Noun 1. Toni Morrison - United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931) Chloe Anthony Wofford, Morrison . Jackson, Tommie Lee. Univ. Press of America 2006 152 pages $25.00 Paperback PS153 Inspired by the myriad allusions to links between them, Jackson (English, St. Cloud U.) set out to ascertain the nature and extent of the cross-fertilization between the two American authors whose literary careers have unmistakable parallels. Besides the shoes, she considers wedded imagery, name bestowal be·stow tr.v. be·stowed, be·stow·ing, be·stows 1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners. 2. , African American folktales African American folktales are the storytelling and oral history of African American culture. Also see:
adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of an ellipse. 2. Containing or characterized by ellipsis. 3. a. narrative prose style. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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