{"product_id":"toni-morrisons-song-of-solomon-a-casebook-9780195146356","title":"Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon: A Casebook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe essays in this volume represent the major currents in critical thinking about \u003cem\u003eSong of Solomon\u003c\/em\u003e, Toni Morrison's widely acclaimed examination of the individual quest for self-knowledge in the context of the African-American experience. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection offers a broad overview of the scholarship that has emerged in the decades since the 1977 publication of Morrison's third novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese essays provide a map of the primary themes of \u003cem\u003eSong of Solomon\u003c\/em\u003e, covering subjects such as self-identity, the rituals of manhood and reading, and the importance of naming, and also explore the novel's incorporation of African myth and African-American folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe casebook opens with The People Could Fly, the African folktale from which \u003cem\u003eSong of Solomon\u003c\/em\u003e draws important aspects of its plot and major theme, and closes with an interview with Toni Morrison about her life and work as a novelist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Furman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.64w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195146356\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Furman\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Michigan-Flint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39930737524851,"sku":"0195146352","price":75.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_60de700d-6a3e-4a82-b7bd-3b6934137027.jpg?v=1647698548","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/toni-morrisons-song-of-solomon-a-casebook-9780195146356","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}