In principio era il suono. La lingua perduta delle madri nella narrativa di Toni Morrison
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https://doi.org/10.13136/2281-4582/2016.i8.680Keywords:
American literature, translation, Toni MorrisonAbstract
The essay aims to analyze Toni Morrison’s daring linguistic experimentation through her narrative use of sound, accurately chosen as a strategy to explore and possibly re-discuss, the concepts of race and gender at the core of her narratives. Specific attention will be drawn to the language of the mothers and their consequent use of sounds and words, filled with multiple meanings, seen as a fundamental tool capable of healing and reaffirming, to a certain extent, an African-American identity. By way of conclusion, the essay will mostly consider the figure of the mother in The Bluest Eye (1970) and Beloved (1987) through Morrison’s attention to the sounds of language.References
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