{"product_id":"toni-morrisons-song-of-solomon-a-casebook-paperback","title":"Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon: A Casebook - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Furman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this volume represent the major currents in critical thinking about \u003cem\u003eSong of Solomon\u003c\/em\u003e, Toni Morrison's widely acclaimed examination of the individual quest for self-knowledge in the context of the African-American experience. This collection offers a broad overview of the scholarship that has emerged in the decades since the 1977 publication of Morrison's third novel. These essays provide a map of the primary themes of \u003cem\u003eSong of Solomon\u003c\/em\u003e, covering subjects such as self-identity, the rituals of manhood and reading, and the importance of naming, and also explore the novel's incorporation of African myth and African-American folklore. The casebook opens with \"The People Could Fly,\" the African folktale from which \u003cem\u003eSong of Solomon\u003c\/em\u003e draws important aspects of its plot and major theme, and closes with an interview with Toni Morrison about her life and work as a novelist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Furman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of English at the University of Michigan-Flint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.38 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47570856280285,"sku":"9780195146356","price":101.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/wRXiu1-Viz9780195146356.webp?v=1773363719","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/toni-morrisons-song-of-solomon-a-casebook-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}