The source of self-regard : selected essays, speeches, and meditations
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Format
Book
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ix, 354 pages ; 25 cm
Street Date
1902
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [353]-354).
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Arguably the most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection--a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades.00The 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 inimitable hallmark. 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 matters 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, Sula, 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.

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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. 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 Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.

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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