This study provides readers with new ways of understanding Morrison’s novels. Whereas critics often fault Morrison for breaking with traditional forms and resisting resolution in her novels, this analysis show how Morrison’s revisions shift the narrative truth of the novel from its representation in conventional forms to its interpretation by the readers, who are responsible for constructing their own resolution or version of narrative truth. These revisions expose how the dominant culture has privileged specific forms of narration; in turn, these forms privilege the values of the dominant culture. Morrison’s novels attempt to undermine this privilege and rewrite the canon of American literature.
This study provides readers with new ways of understanding Morrison’s novels. Whereas critics often fault Morrison for breaking with traditional forms and resisting resolution in her novels, this analysis show how Morrison’s revisions shift the narrative truth of the novel from its representation in conventional forms to its interpretation by the readers, who are responsible for constructing their own resolution or version of narrative truth. These revisions expose how the dominant culture has privileged specific forms of narration; in turn, these forms privilege the values of the dominant culture. Morrison’s novels attempt to undermine this privilege and rewrite the canon of American literature.
Narrative Conventions and Race in the Novels of Toni Morrison
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Narrative Conventions and Race in the Novels of Toni Morrison
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415888523 |
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| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Publication date: | 01/06/2011 |
| Series: | Studies in Major Literary Authors |
| Edition description: | Reprint |
| Pages: | 128 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |