Playing in the dark: whiteness and the literary imagination (The William E. Massey, Sr. lectures in the history of American civilization ; #1990)
Literature, Criticism
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist examines American literature for the characterization of blacks. Three extended essays, citing specific examples, form the author's response to questions about race and its influence on writers. Morrison reflects both on the assumptions that went into the… creation of black imagery and on the effect the imagery has on the reader's imagination. 1992.