The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation by Jane Straus

The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation by Jane Straus

This book received a Toni Morrison Society Recognition Award
The complexity of African-American identities is a central concern in Toni Morrison's writing. Speaking of the enormous layers of lives that black Americans] live, she has commented that If I examine those layers, I don't come up with simple statements. Drawing on relevant areas of feminist, poststructuralist and race-related theory, this study explores aspects of that complexity, encompassing all eight of her novels to date, including Love (2003).
Opening with an exploration of The Bluest Eye (1970) in the light of psychoanalytic theory concerning the relational self, racial identity and the transitional object, it goes on to analyse Morrison's articulation of changing aspects of black American identity, assessing among other concerns her poetic practice in relation to voice, time, space and memory, her deployment of narrative and generic forms, and her expressive use of intertextual references.
This innovative study also highlights the key stages of historical and cultural transition that feature most prominently in her novels - the fragmentation and dislocation entailed by slavery, the era of Reconstruction and its aftermath, the impact of the Great Migration and the concept of the New Negro, gender difference and conflict, the Civil Rights movement and the politics of black separatism, and the unique ethos of the all-black townships as reflected in Paradise.

Challenged to help California State employees pass civil service exams with just 24 hours of class time, Jane Straus developed her unique program and book in 1976 when she couldn't find anything on English usage that was easy to understand at a glance. She continues to refine and update the book and offers the material online with additional interactive quizzes and teacher material at www.grammarbook.com. Jane holds a lifetime adult education teaching credential in English and Communication Skills and is also the author of Enough Is Enough! Stop Enduring and Start Living Your Extraordinary Life. A sought-after keynote speaker and personal coach.

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ISBN 13	9780966722161
ISBN 10	0966722167
Title	The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Author	Jane Straus
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bare Bones Training and Consulting Co.
Year published	2001-04-01
Number of pages	68
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.