Folk Women And Indirection In Morrison Nhuibhne Hurston And Lavin

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Folk Women and Indirection in Morrison, Nhuibhne, Hurston, and Lavin

Author : Jacqueline Fulmer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351158183

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Folk Women and Indirection in Morrison, Nhuibhne, Hurston, and Lavin by Jacqueline Fulmer Pdf

Focusing on the lineage of pivotal African American and Irish women writers, the author argues that these authors often employ strategies of indirection, via folkloric expression, when exploring unpopular topics. This strategy holds the attention of readers who would otherwise reject the subject matter. The author traces the line of descent from Mary Lavin to Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and from Zora Neale Hurston to Toni Morrison, showing how obstacles to free expression, though varying from those Lavin and Hurston faced, are still encountered by Morrison and Ní Dhuibhne. The basis for comparing these authors lies in the strategies of indirection they use, as influenced by folklore. The folkloric characters these authors depict-wild denizens of the Otherworld and wise women of various traditions-help their creators insert controversy into fiction in ways that charm rather than alienate readers. Forms of rhetorical indirection that appear in the context of folklore, such as signifying practices, masking, sly civility, and the grotesque or bizarre, come out of the mouths and actions of these writers' magical and magisterial characters. Old traditions can offer new ways of discussing issues such as sexual expression, religious beliefs, or issues of reproduction. As differences between times and cultures affect what "can" and "cannot" be said, folkloric indirection may open up a vista to discourses of which we as readers may not even be aware. Finally, the folk women of Morrison, Ní Dhuibhne, Hurston, and Lavin open up new points of entry to the discussion of fiction, rhetoric, censorship, and folklore.

Folk Women and Indirection in Morrison, Ní Dhuibhne, Hurston, and Lavin

Author : Jacqueline Fulmer
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0754655377

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Folk Women and Indirection in Morrison, Ní Dhuibhne, Hurston, and Lavin by Jacqueline Fulmer Pdf

Focusing on the lineage of pivotal African American and Irish women writers, Jaqueline Fulmer argues that these authors often employ strategies of indirection, by way of expressions of folklore, when exploring unpopular topics, to attract readers who would otherwise reject the subject matter.

Folk Women and Indirection in Morrison, Í Dhuibhne, Hurston, and Lavin

Author : Jacqueline Fulmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1351158171

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Folk Women and Indirection in Morrison, Í Dhuibhne, Hurston, and Lavin by Jacqueline Fulmer Pdf

"Focusing on the lineage of pivotal African American and Irish women writers, Jacqueline Fulmer argues that these authors often employ strategies of indirection, via folkloric expression, when exploring unpopular topics. This strategy holds the attention of readers who would otherwise reject the subject matter. Fulmer traces the line of descent from Mary Lavin to Éilís í Dhuibhne and from Zora Neale Hurston to Toni Morrison, showing how obstacles to free expression, though varying from those Lavin and Hurston faced, are still encountered by Morrison and í Dhuibhne. The basis for comparing these authors lies in the strategies of indirection they use, as influenced by folklore. The folkloric characters these authors depict-wild denizens of the Otherworld and wise women of various traditions-help their creators insert controversy into fiction in ways that charm rather than alienate readers. Forms of rhetorical indirection that appear in the context of folklore, such as signifying practices, masking, sly civility, and the grotesque or bizarre, come out of the mouths and actions of these writers' magical and magisterial characters. Old traditions can offer new ways of discussing issues such as sexual expression, religious beliefs, or issues of reproduction. As differences between times and cultures affect what "can" and "cannot" be said, folkloric indirection may open up a vista to discourses of which we as readers may not even be aware. Finally, the folk women of Morrison, í Dhuibhne, Hurston, and Lavin open up new points of entry to the discussion of fiction, rhetoric, censorship, and folklore."--Provided by publisher.