Revisions, rememories and exorcisms: Toni Morrison and the slave narrative
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The revisions and reworking of slave narrative in Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' enable the author to overcome the limits of the narrative with respect to its conception and agenda. The classic slave narrative is a flat and one-dimensional aspect of slavery, whereas the reworking of the narrative allows the consideration of feelings and perceptions of its other side. Morrison uses modernist techniques compatible with the generic gothic tradition to expand the range of the agenda. The novel examines the historical perception of slavery, with reference to 19th century social and political contexts.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 1996
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A new "Romen" empire: Toni Morrison's Love and the classics
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The Graeco-Roman inheritance of the American culture is the central idea of the classical works of Toni Morrison. The novel 'Love' depicts America's never ending process of self-definition as attributed to the Roman qualities and at the same time contemplates on the potential of the future.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 2007
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The American Dream refashioned: history, politics and gender in Toni Morrison's 'Paradise.'(Special Issue: Warring in America: Encounters of Gender and Race)
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In 'Paradise,' Toni Morrison sets the history of a fictional African American settlement named Ruby against the background of the history of African Americans, civil rights and feminism. The residents of Ruby live their own, Africanized version of the American dream.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 2001
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