The Ghost Got It Wrong: Frances E. W. Harper and Toni Morrison. A Century A/Part
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| Authors: | Boyd, Melba | Abstract: | The article considers some key differences between Harper s poetic treatment of Margaret Garner s life in The Slave Mother, A Tale of the Ohio and Morrison s fictional diversion from actual historical events in Beloved. The essay critiques the creative reasoning of the author s imag-inary with regards to the ghost s haunting of her family, especially her mother. The essay also considers the inclusion of the ghost at the end of the opera, Margaret Garner, another problematic that runs counter to a re-alizable appreciation of her true story. |
Keywords: | slavery; imaginary; history; memory; narrative | Issue Date: | 2014 | Journal/Edited collection: | Black Studies Papers | Issue: | 1 | Start page: | 143 | End page: | 151 | Volume: | 1 | Type: | Artikel/Aufsatz | ISSN: | 2198-7920 | Secondary publication: | no | URN: | urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00103782-14 | Institution: | Universität Bremen | Faculty: | Fachbereich 10: Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften (FB 10) | Institute: | English-Speaking Cultures |
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