{"product_id":"toni-morrisons-song-of-solomon-a-casebook-9780195146356","title":"Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon: A Casebook","description":"The 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Furman, Jan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195146356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.64w x 0.87d","brand":"Jan Furman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32745629122635,"sku":"9780195146356","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_d1b6d40f-6c31-4c35-9396-89149fbabeb7.jpg?v=1597704560","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/toni-morrisons-song-of-solomon-a-casebook-9780195146356","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}