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Discover the profound depth of Toni Morrison's fiction in this essential introduction that explores the intricate ties between her work and African-American history. This valuable text highlights how the traumas of a collective past intricately shape Morrison's storytelling. Delve into Morrison's unique narrative style as it functions as cultural memory, revealing obscured histories and the emotional weight of experience. From the poignant legacy of slavery to the ongoing racial challenges of the 20th century, Morrison's writing serves as a powerful testament to resilience amidst suffering. With its focus on memory, pain, and pleasure, this introduction sheds light on the lyric power of Morrison's novels and the haunting beauty found within her explorations of trauma. Ideal for students, scholars, and avid readers of African-American literature, this book offers a rich understanding of the themes that define Toni Morrison's work. Enhance your literary collection with this BRAND NEW text from 1998, published by Manchester University Press. Free shipping is included, with delivery expected in up to 6 weeks. Please note that once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. ISBN: 9780719044489.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719044489
Year: 1998
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
An introduction to Toni Morrison's fiction, this text focuses on its engagement with African-American history and the way the traumas of the collective past shape Morrison's work. It approaches Morrison's fiction as a form of cultural memory concerned with obscured or erased history, and argues that Morrison sees African-American history - from the times of slavery to the continued racial oppressions of the 20th century - as a history of traumatic experience, and explores how this powerful storyteller bears witness to a painful yet enlivening past. Morrison's novels are known for their lyric power, but they often dwell on scenes of horror, and this text emphasizes the uneasy relations of memory, pain and pleasure in literature.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719044489
Year: 1998
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
An introduction to Toni Morrison's fiction, this text focuses on its engagement with African-American history and the way the traumas of the collective past shape Morrison's work. It approaches Morrison's fiction as a form of cultural memory concerned with obscured or erased history, and argues that Morrison sees African-American history - from the times of slavery to the continued racial oppressions of the 20th century - as a history of traumatic experience, and explores how this powerful storyteller bears witness to a painful yet enlivening past. Morrison's novels are known for their lyric power, but they often dwell on scenes of horror, and this text emphasizes the uneasy relations of memory, pain and pleasure in literature.