Religiosity, Cosmology and Folklore: The African Influence in the Novels of Toni Morrison

ISBN-13: 9780415935654 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 164 str.

Therese E. Higgins;Therese E. Higgins

Opis

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Spis treści

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;

O autorze

Therese E. Higgins