A Beloved Performance: Reading between the Lines

A Beloved Performance: Reading between the Lines

American author Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction (1988) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1993) following the publication of Beloved in 1987. Based on a true story, the novel is laced with magical realism that brings shocking aspects of American slave history to light. Morrison’s unf...

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Autor principal: Christie, Angela
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lenguaje:Anglais
Publicado: Babel 2013
Materias:
United States history
slavery
magical realism
cinema adaptation
Beloved
American literature
Acceso en línea:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:babel_152 https://doi.org/10.4000/babel.152 urn:doi:10.4000/babel.152 en https://journals.openedition.org/babel/152 2013-07-19T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/d4xq https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ A Beloved Performance: Reading between the Lines Babel Université de Toulon info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2263-4746 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1277-7897 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/babel Christie, Angela United States history slavery magical realism cinema adaptation Beloved American literature American author Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction (1988) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1993) following the publication of Beloved in 1987. Based on a true story, the novel is laced with magical realism that brings shocking aspects of American slave history to light. Morrison’s unforgettable character “Beloved” was later explored through British actress Thandie Newton’s haunting interpretation in a controversial cinematic version directed by Jonathan Demme in 1998. This article suggests that in spite of criticism leveled at the film for exceeding the boundaries of Morrison’s text, Demme’s adaptation remains justified and hints that echoes of the deeply-entrenched attitudes that fostered the institution of slavery in the United States still linger nearly a century-and-a-half after abolition.
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topic United States history
slavery
magical realism
cinema adaptation
Beloved
American literature
spellingShingle United States history
slavery
magical realism
cinema adaptation
Beloved
American literature
Christie, Angela
A Beloved Performance: Reading between the Lines
description American author Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction (1988) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1993) following the publication of Beloved in 1987. Based on a true story, the novel is laced with magical realism that brings shocking aspects of American slave history to light. Morrison’s unforgettable character “Beloved” was later explored through British actress Thandie Newton’s haunting interpretation in a controversial cinematic version directed by Jonathan Demme in 1998. This article suggests that in spite of criticism leveled at the film for exceeding the boundaries of Morrison’s text, Demme’s adaptation remains justified and hints that echoes of the deeply-entrenched attitudes that fostered the institution of slavery in the United States still linger nearly a century-and-a-half after abolition.
author Christie, Angela
author_facet Christie, Angela
author_sort Christie, Angela
title A Beloved Performance: Reading between the Lines
title_short A Beloved Performance: Reading between the Lines
title_full A Beloved Performance: Reading between the Lines
title_fullStr A Beloved Performance: Reading between the Lines
title_full_unstemmed A Beloved Performance: Reading between the Lines
title_sort beloved performance: reading between the lines
publisher Babel
publishDate 2013
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