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Quiet As It's Kept: Shame, Trauma, and Race in the Novels of Toni Morrison (Psychoanalysis and Culture),Used
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Focuses on the role of shame and trauma as it looks at issues of race, class, color, and caste in the novels of Toni Morrison.Quiet As It's Kept draws on and extends recent psychoanalytic and psychiatric work of shame and trauma theorists to offer an indepth analysis of Toni Morrison's representation of painful and shameful race matters in her fiction. Providing a frank and sustained look at the troubling, if not distressing, aspects of Morrison's fiction that other critics have studiously avoided or minimized in their commentaries, this book challenges established views of Morrison, showing her to be an author who forces readers into uncomfortable confrontations with matters of race. In Quiet As It's Kept, J. Brooks Bouson explores these issues in Morrison's works The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise.Morrison, Nobel prizewinning author, has viewed part of her cultural and literary task as a writer to bear witness to the plight of black Americans. 'Quiet as it's kept, much of our business, our existence here, has been grotesque. It really has,' she has commented. As she exposes to public view sensitive race matters in her fiction, Morrison presents jarring depictions of the trauma of slavery and the horrors of racist oppression and blackonblack violence.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Quiet As It's Kept'? A: 'Quiet As It's Kept' focuses on the role of shame and trauma in relation to race, class, color, and caste as depicted in the novels of Toni Morrison.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Quiet As It's Kept' is J. Brooks Bouson.
- Q: What are the key themes explored in the book? A: Key themes include the impact of shame and trauma on racial identity, as well as the exploration of painful race matters that Morrison presents in her fiction.
- Q: How many pages does this book contain? A: 'Quiet As It's Kept' contains 288 pages.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: The book is in 'New' condition.
- Q: When was 'Quiet As It's Kept' published? A: 'Quiet As It's Kept' was published on December 2, 1999.
- Q: What type of binding does the book have? A: This book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic study? A: Yes, 'Quiet As It's Kept' is suitable for academic study, particularly in the fields of literature, psychology, and cultural studies.
- Q: Does the book discuss specific novels by Toni Morrison? A: Yes, the book analyzes several of Toni Morrison's novels, including 'The Bluest Eye', 'Beloved', and 'Song of Solomon'.
- Q: What is the target audience for this book? A: The target audience includes students, scholars, and readers interested in African American literature and psychoanalytic theory.