Toni Morrison and the Classical Tradition: Transforming American Culture

by Tessa Roynon

In this volume, Tessa Roynon explores Toni Morrison's widespread engagement with ancient Greek and Roman tradition. Discussing all ten of her published novels to date, Roynon examines the ways in which classical myth, literature, history, social practice, and religious ritual make their presence felt in Morrison's writing. Combining original and detailed close readings with broader theoretical discussion, she argues that Morrison's classical allusiveness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199698686
• ISBN13: 9780199698684
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"