Morrrison's a Mercy: Critical Approaches
Toni Morrison’s A Mercy
Toni Morrison’s A Mercy: Critical Approaches
Edited by
Shirley A. Stave and Justine Tally
Toni Morrison’s A Mercy: Critical Approaches, Edited by Shirley A. Stave and Justine Tally This book first published 2011 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Copyright © 2011 by Shirley A. Stave and Justine Tally and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-4438-3300-2, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-3300-4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 Shirley A. Stave and Justine Tally Part I: Racially Constructed Space in A Mercy Chapter I ...................................................................................................... 9 Eco-Critical Focal Points: Narrative Structure and Environmentalist Perspectives in Morrison’s A Mercy James Braxton Peterson Chapter II................................................................................................... 23 The Politics of “Home” in A Mercy Anissa Wardi Part II: Intertextual Resonances in A Mercy Chapter III ................................................................................................. 45 Miltonic Journeys in A Mercy Tessa Roynon Chapter IV ................................................................................................. 63 Contextualizing Toni Morrison’s Ninth Novel: What Mercy? Why Now? Justine Tally Chapter V .................................................................................................. 85 Salt Roads to Mercy
Toni Morrison’s A Mercy: Critical Approaches
Edited by
Shirley A. Stave and Justine Tally
Toni Morrison’s A Mercy: Critical Approaches, Edited by Shirley A. Stave and Justine Tally This book first published 2011 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Copyright © 2011 by Shirley A. Stave and Justine Tally and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-4438-3300-2, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-3300-4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 Shirley A. Stave and Justine Tally Part I: Racially Constructed Space in A Mercy Chapter I ...................................................................................................... 9 Eco-Critical Focal Points: Narrative Structure and Environmentalist Perspectives in Morrison’s A Mercy James Braxton Peterson Chapter II................................................................................................... 23 The Politics of “Home” in A Mercy Anissa Wardi Part II: Intertextual Resonances in A Mercy Chapter III ................................................................................................. 45 Miltonic Journeys in A Mercy Tessa Roynon Chapter IV ................................................................................................. 63 Contextualizing Toni Morrison’s Ninth Novel: What Mercy? Why Now? Justine Tally Chapter V .................................................................................................. 85 Salt Roads to Mercy