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Playing in the dark

Paperback • 1992 • English

Playing in the dark: Whiteness and the literary imagination

By Chloe Anthony Wofford

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<b>An immensely persuasive work of literary criticism that opens a new chapter in the American dialogue on race--and<b> promises to change the way we read American literature.</b></b> <p>Morrison shows how much the themes of freedom and individualism, manhood and innocence, depended on the existence of a black population that was manifestly <i>unfree</i>--and that came to serve white authors as embodiments of their own fears and desires. According to the <i>Chicago Tribune</i>, Morrison reimagin...Show more

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ISBN

9780679745426

Published year

1992

Language

English

Original title

Playing in the dark

Format

Paperback

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