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Routledge - Balancing the Books: Faulkner, Morrison, Slavery

Name: Routledge - Balancing the Books: Faulkner, Morrison, Slavery
Brand: Routledge
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Balancing the Books provides a sophisticated examination of how American literature engages with the economies of slavery. Through a comparative study of William Faulkner and Toni Morrison, this work explores the deep connections between race, identity, and history. The text looks at how the legacies of slavery continue to influence the lives and actions of characters within their respective narratives. While both authors address similar themes, this study highlights how their narrative strategies diverge. The analysis brings in specific considerations of debt and repayment, exchange and accounting, and the relationship between capital and the market. This book is an essential resource for readers interested in literary criticism and cultural theory, offering a deep look at how economic structures shape the literary representation of historical trauma and social identity.

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Comparative analysis of William Faulkner and Toni Morrison regarding the economies of slavery.

Explores the relationship between race, identity, and history in American literature.

Examines how the legacies of slavery affect character lives and actions.

Analyzes diverse narrative strategies used to render historical and social themes.

Integrates concepts of debt, repayment, exchange, and accounting into literary study.

Investigates the connection between capital, the market, and literary works.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415942985
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Social & Health Issues > Slavery
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 February 2003
Listed Since: 04 January 2007

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