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Rastafari presence in Toni Morrison's Tar Baby, Beloved, and Song of Solomon
| Title: | The Rastafari presence in Toni Morrison's Tar Baby, Beloved, and Song of Solomon. |
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| Name(s): |
Carr, Nicole Racquel. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Department of English |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 2010 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | vi, 117 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | Literary scholars frequently analyze the allusions to Western Christianity apparent in Toni Morrison's novels, but these studies overlook the ways in which some of her novels are informed by a Caribbean presence. This study argues that Rastafari themes, symbols, and ideologies are recurrent in Toni Morrison's Tar Baby, Beloved, and Song of Solomon. Rastafari is a social movement primarily concerned with restoring the image of Africa to a holy place. A Rastafari analysis of these texts broadens the literary spectrum to suggest that these novels highlight Morrison's attempt to write about the multifaceted element of the black community, which remains deeply connected to its American, African, and Caribbean roots. | |
| Identifier: | 649689249 (oclc), 2683134 (digitool), FADT2683134 (IID), fau:3492 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Nicole Racquel Carr. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject(s): |
Morrison, Toni. Tar Baby Morrison, Toni. Beloved Morrison, Toni. Song of Solomon Rastafari movement -- Controversial literature Masculinity in literature Afro-Caribbean cults |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2683134 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
