Beloved (1987) by Toni Morrison (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Beloved publication year & prize
Beloved publication year & prize
1987; Pulitzer Prize
Morrison's Nobel Prize significance
Morrison's Nobel Prize significance
1st Black woman to win Nobel in Literature (1992)
Two time periods in Beloved
Two time periods in Beloved
1850s Kentucky; 1873 Cincinnati
Beloved's narrative structure type
Beloved's narrative structure type
Fragmented
Days Sethe had before Schoolteacher returned
Days Sethe had before Schoolteacher returned
28 peaceful days
Fugitive Slave Act 1850 allowed what?
Fugitive Slave Act 1850 allowed what?
Slave owners to reclaim escaped slaves in free states
The Middle Passage refers to
The Middle Passage refers to
Atlantic slave trade route from W. Africa to America
Scars on Sethe's back shaped like
Scars on Sethe's back shaped like
A tree
Morrison's phrase for unexpressed trauma
Morrison's phrase for unexpressed trauma
Unspeakable things, unspoken
2006 NY Times poll named Beloved as
2006 NY Times poll named Beloved as
Best American fiction of last 25 years