Acclaimed as the greatest American novel of the last quarter century, "Beloved" confronts the legacy of slavery and its aftermath. The new full-length essays in this volume provide a comprehensive critical overview of this modern classic. This study guide also features a chronology of the author's l
Toni Morrison's Beloved
β Scribed by Harold Bloom
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 131
- Series
- Bloom's Guides
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Toni Morrison's Beloved, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Bloom's Guides collection, presents concise critical excerpts from Beloved to provide a scholarly overview of the work. This comprehensive study guide also features ''The Story Behind the Story'' which details the conditions under which Beloved was written. This title also includes a short biography on Toni Morrison and a descriptive list of characters.
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover......Page 1
Toni Morrisonβs
Beloved......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Biographical Sketch......Page 10
The Story Behind the Story......Page 13
List of Characters......Page 15
Summary and Analysis......Page 17
Critical Views......Page 50
Works by Toni Morrison......Page 117
Annotated Bibliography......Page 118
Contributors......Page 123
Acknowledgments......Page 125
Index......Page 127
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