Therese E. Higgins

Religiosity, Cosmology and Folklore (eBook, PDF)

The African Influence in the Novels of Toni Morrison

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents background information on the beliefs, customs, traditions and cosmologies of several of Africa's foremost peoples, relates these findings to each of Morrison's seven novels by highlighting the connections between the African root and the African-American product, and elucidates how this connection helps to understand and to clarify many of Morrison's allusions to the culture out of which she writes. It presents a new way of reading Morrison's work that has been previously overlooked, and moves beyond just African-American culture, delving into Africa and its people.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317794189
• Artikelnr.: 41009157

Autorenporträt

Therese E. Higgins

Inhaltsangabe

Part I God, Gods, and Spirits in African Life: Song of Solomon, Beloved, Tar Baby, and Jazz
Chapter 1 Ancient Ancestral Folklore in Song of Solomon
Chapter 2 The Influence of African Cosmological Beliefs in Beloved
Chapter 3 Tar Baby and the Ancient Folktales of Africa
Chapter 4 Jazz and African Ancestral Cultures and Traditions
Part II A Circle of Friends: Communities of Women in The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise
Chapter 5 The Failure of Community in The Bluest Eye
Chapter 6 The Rejection of Community in Sula
Chapter 7 Ancient Properties and Communal Connection in Tar Baby
Chapter 8 The Power of Community in Beloved
Chapter 9 Jazz and Community Values
Chapter 10 Paradise : The Final Frontier