Toni Morrison, BelovedToni Morrison, Beloved

With excerpts from interviews and reviews, an exploration of the historical documents and slave narrative traditions on which Morrison drew, and an insightful juxtaposition of psychoanalytic and postcolonial approaches to the novel, this guide places "Beloved" in the context of Morrison's oeuvre and other works of African American literature. Chapters focus on the supernatural elements of the novel, as well as the author's treatment of the physical self. -- From publisher's description.