Study Guide : Beloved - Athena Critical Guides
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- Item Code: 68158
- Author: T. Kenney,P. Kenney
- Publisher: Independent Published
- Edition: 1st
- Isbn : 9781670257598
- 13 EAN: 9781670257598
Study Guide: Beloved. Athena Critical GuidesThis guide aims to support the reader in the extended study of Toni Morrison's novel 'Beloved'. Throughout the guide, the reader is presented with various critical approaches to enable the exploration of style, structure, narrative voice and themes within the work. It provides careful support and a framework for reflection which challenges readers to establish their own interpretations and inform wider reading. An additional section on the writer's life and work and an outline of major critical views places the text within the wider contexts of reception and production.The guide is presented in four parts: -Part One, Contexts of Production, considers the writer's life and times, with a focus on significant historical, social and literary contexts.-Part Two introduces some critical approaches, including exploration of; narrative, characterisation, structure, key themes and relevant critical ideas.-Part Three provides detailed commentary and analysis of each chapter, with relevant background information and reading tasks to enhance understanding.-Part Four, Contexts of Reception, examines how the text was initially received, as well as providing a critical overview of a range of interpretations and approaches. Topics covered include: Textual analysis; Margaret Garner, the modern Medea; Slavery and the Middle Passage; Slave narratives; Gothic and supernatural elements; Critical contexts; psychoanalytical, postmodern and postcolonial approaches to the text.
| Book specification | |
|---|---|
| Author | T. Kenney,P. Kenney |
| Publisher | Independent Published |
| Edition | 1st |
| Isbn | 9781670257598 |
| 13 EAN | 9781670257598 |
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