Camelia Talebian Sedehi, Helen Ouliaei Nia, Hossein Pirnajmuddin

Julia Kristeva's Theorization of Subjectivity

in Beloved, and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Toni Morrison is the prominent figure in African-American literature whose novels consider the dark side of slaves lives, and its mental, physical effects. As the black people were invisible in American history, Morrison tries to give voice to black people by writing novels about them. With her novels, the black people are not silent anymore, but they become speaking subjects. In Beloved, Seth starts to talk about her experience as a slave, and she uses language to express her inner feelings. As Julia Kristeva, the French critic, mentions the speaking subject (Sujet Parlant) as the one who uses language and gains a sense of identity through language, Beloved becomes a proper study case for the thesis. In The Bluest Eye, Pecola Breedlove is the subject of the culture s beauty standard. As she cannot express herself through language, she becomes melancholic and has a sense of loss. This book intends to apply Kristeva s theories about speaking subject, and melancholia to Morrison s Beloved and The Bluest Eye. In addition, the objection is to show how show how semiotic and symbolic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm
• ISBN-13: 9783659273889
• ISBN-10: 3659273880
• Artikelnr.: 36649010

Autorenporträt

Camelia Talebian Sedehi is PhD student of English literature at University of UPM, Malaysia. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English literature at University of Isfahan, Iran. She taught at different universities in Iran and published different articles; moreover, she presented her articles in national and international conferences.