Ne Essays on Song of Solomon [Paperback]

The essays in this volume, first published in 1995, present a range of theoretical and cultural perspectives on Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon.Written by leading critics of Toni Morrison's work and exemplifying original perspectives, these essays reveal the complexities of a deceptively straightforward novel. They spark renewed interest as well in a pivotal text by one of the nation's most gifted authors.Written by leading critics of Toni Morrison's work and exemplifying original perspectives, these essays reveal the complexities of a deceptively straightforward novel. They spark renewed interest as well in a pivotal text by one of the nation's most gifted authors.The essays collected here, written by leading critics of Toni Morrison's work, exemplify the fresh theoretical and cultural perspectives that have been brought to bear on African-American texts in general and on Song of Solomon in particular. They reveal the complexities of a deceptively straightforward novel and spark renewed interest in this pivotal text by one of the most gifted authors this nation has produced.1. Introduction Valerie Smith; 2. From orality to literacy: oral memory in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon Joyce Irene Middleton; 3. Call and response: voice community and dialogic structures in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon Marilyn Sanders Mobley; 4. Knowing their names: Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon Marianne Hirsch; 5. The postmodernist rag: political identity and the vernacular in Song of Solomon Wahneema Lubiano.