The essays in this volume represent the major currents in critical thinking about Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison's widely acclaimed examination of the individual quest for self-knowledge in the context of the African-American experience. This collection offers a broad overview of the scholarship that has emerged in the decades since the 1977 publication of Morrison's third novel. These essays provide a map of the primary themes of Song of Solomon, covering subjects such as self-identity, the rituals of manhood and reading, and the importance of naming, and also explore the novel's incorporation of African myth and African-American folklore. The casebook opens with "The People Could Fly," the African folktale from which Song of Solomon draws important aspects of its plot and major theme, and closes with an interview with Toni Morrison about her life and work as a novelist.
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IN HER FIRST THREE NOVELS, The Bluest Eye (1970), Sula (1973), and Song of Solomon (1977), Toni Morrison explores the interplay between self-knowledge and social role. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
young witch doctor, genealogical archaeology, discredited knowledge, killing arms, dilemma tale, doe hunting, initiation story, black feminist criticism, complex fate, black women writers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Toni Morrison, Macon Dead, Tom Morrison, Susan Byrd, Random House, Ralph Ellison, United States, African Americans, Doctor Street, Gerry Brenner, Robert Smith, Sam Fathers, Dead Teachers, First Corinthians, King Walker, New American Library, Indiana University Press, Mercy Hospital, Solomon's Leap, William Wells Brown, Failures of Love, James Pennington, Linda Krumholz, Nat Turner New!
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IN HER FIRST THREE NOVELS, The Bluest Eye (1970), Sula (1973), and Song of Solomon (1977), Toni Morrison explores the interplay between self-knowledge and social role. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
young witch doctor, genealogical archaeology, discredited knowledge, killing arms, dilemma tale, doe hunting, initiation story, black feminist criticism, complex fate, black women writers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Toni Morrison, Macon Dead, Tom Morrison, Susan Byrd, Random House, Ralph Ellison, United States, African Americans, Doctor Street, Gerry Brenner, Robert Smith, Sam Fathers, Dead Teachers, First Corinthians, King Walker, New American Library, Indiana University Press, Mercy Hospital, Solomon's Leap, William Wells Brown, Failures of Love, James Pennington, Linda Krumholz, Nat Turner New!
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- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison on 95 pages
- The Bluest Eye (Oprah's Book Club) by Toni Morrison on 16 pages
- Toni Morrison Collection Critical Essays by Smith on 11 pages
- Tar Baby by Toni Morrison on 7 pages
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison on 5 pages
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