Toni Morrison's Beloved and the Apotropaic Imagination

by Kathleen K. Marks

Toni Morrison's Beloved and the Apotropaic Imagination investigates Toni Morrison's Beloved in light of ancient Greek influences, arguing that the African American experience depicted in the novel can be set in a broader context than is usually allowed. Kathleen Marks gives a history of the apotropaic from ancient to modern times, and shows the ways that Beloved'sprotagonist, Sethe, and her community engage the apotropaic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826214371
• ISBN13: 9780826214379
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5