Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-81) and index.
Contents:
Bell Hooks on the erotic metaphysic. [pt. 2]. Plot summary of Meridian -- List of characters in Meridian -- Critical views on Meridian: Marge Piercy on Meridian's saintly progress -- The New Yorker on the philosophy of Meridian -- Michael G. Cooke on Walker's vision of the just person -- Peter Erickson on the relationship between mother and daughter -- Deborah E. McDowell on race and gender roles -- Carol Rumens on racial equality and sexual justice -- Thadious M. Davis on the creation of a personal identity -- Barbara Christian on the myth of black motherhood -- Susan Willis on the radical potential of language -- John F. Callahan on the idea of revolution -- John F. Callahan on the aura of voice -- [pt. 2]. Plot summary of The color purple -- List of characters in The color purple -- Critical views on The color purple: -- Gloria Steinem on storytelling style -- Peter S. Prescott on redemptive love -- Mel Watkins on folk voice -- Robert Towers on the rhythms of dialect -- Dinitia Smith on the Southern fictional tradition -- Elizabeth Bartelme on growth and change -- Trudier Harris on the myth of the American Dream -- Bettye J. Parker-Smith on sovereign women -- George Stade on women and men -- Gerald Early on ideological failure -- Richard Wesley on black men -- Darryl Pinckney on the liberating bonds between black women -- Deborah E. McDowell on the linguistic experience -- Bell Hooks on the erotic metaphysic.
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