Black Feminism and the Canon: Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!" and Morrison's "Beloved" as Gothic Romances

The article examines how Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! and Toni Morrison’s Beloved can be interpreted as Gothic romances through the lens of Black feminist criticism. It challenges traditional literary canon assumptions by highlighting how these works engage with themes of trauma, race, and history in ways that disrupt conventional (often Euro-centric and male-dominated) interpretations of the Gothic genre. The analysis shows that Beloved—a novel deeply rooted in the historical trauma of slavery—transforms Gothic elements to foreground Black female experience and collective memory. The piece contributes to broader conversations in literary studies about who and what should constitute the literary canon, emphasizing the centrality of Black feminist perspectives in understanding American literature.

Loại tài liệu:

Article - Bài báo

Tác giả:

Goldstein, Philip

Đề mục:

Literary criticism

Nhà xuất bản:

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Ngày xuất bản:

Fall 2004/Spring 2005

Số trang/ tờ:

Định dạng:

pdf

Nguồn gốc:

The Faulkner Journal, Volume 20, Number 1/2, Fall 2004/Spring 2005, Pages 133-147,197

Liên kết:

ISSN 0884-2949

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Black Feminism and the Canon: Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!" and Morrison's "Beloved" as Gothic Romances

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